Planning application
Plot A1 Kings Road Swansea Docks Swansea
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of purpose built student accommodation between 7 and 9 storeys (500 bedspaces) with ancillary community facilities/services, 1 no. Class A3 ground floor unit, car and cycle parking, servicing area, refuse store, associated engineering, drainage, infrastructure and landscaped public realm - Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Plans - revised building footprint / envelope) of planning permission 2016/1511 granted 29/06/2017
As published by the council, reference 2018/0951/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 2018/0951/S73
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve subj to S106
- Received
- 24 Apr 2018
- Validated
- 25 Apr 2018
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2018
- Ward
- St. Thomas - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2018/0966/NMA Granted
Plot A1 Kings Road Swansea Docks Swansea
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2016/1511 granted 29th June 2017 to allow amendments to the layout of the basement
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2018
Received by Swansea
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25 Apr 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2018
Decision issued: Approve subj to S106
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17 Aug 2026
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Alder King Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 3 July 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About amendment applications
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