Planning application
40 Mansel Street Swansea SA1 5SN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of rear ground floor and first floor from staff room, examination rooms, office and storage used in association with opticians (Class A1) to residential flat with rear juliet balcony at first floor and residential bed sit with rear raised terrace area at ground floor and associated works
As published by the council, reference 2018/1431/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2018/1431/FUL
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 25 Jun 2018
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2018
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2018
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer Panel
- Postcode
- SA1 5SN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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2018/0655/FUL Refused
40 Mansel Street Swansea SA1 5SN
Change of use of rear ground floor and first floor from staff room, examination rooms, office and storage used in association with opticians (Class A1) to 1 no. 1 bedroom flat and 1 no. 3 bedroom flat (Class C3), addition of first floor rear entrance door and external staircase and fenestration alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2018
Received by Swansea
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20 Aug 2018
Decision issued: Refuse
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17 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
2 applications on PlanIndex
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18 documents on file for this application
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