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Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site, Morfa Road, Swansea

Granted Swansea 2018/2101/RES Reserved Matters

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing on-site building/structures and construction of purpose built student accommodation comprising of four blocks of between 5 - 6 stories (706 bed spaces in total) with ground coffee shop/cafe (Class A3) and Gymnasium (Class D2) together with ancillary communal uses including management/ laundry/ common room car and bicycle parking/servicing area, associated engineering, drainage, related infrastructure and landscaping works - Approval of Reserved Matters - details of Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout & Scale pursuant to Conditions 3, 6, 7, 8 & 10 of Outline Planning Permission 2016/1573 granted 22 May, 2018

As published by the council, reference 2018/2101/RES

Application record

Reference
2018/2101/RES
Type
Reserved Matters
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
27 Sep 2018
Validated
17 Oct 2018
Decided
6 Dec 2018
Ward
Landore - Area 1
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 4 applications since 2018: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2021/0785/DOC Granted

    Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site Morfa Road Swansea

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation - Discharge of conditions 6 (riverside promenade cyclepath/walkway), 7 (phased landscaping scheme), 8 (landscape and public realm management plan), 23 (Car Parking Management Strategy), 24 (Travel Plan), 25 (commercial vehicular servicing), and 26 (Operational Management Plan) of planning permission 2016/1573 granted 22nd May 2018

    Decided 3 Jun 2021 Conditions
  • 2019/1365/NMA Granted

    Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site, Morfa Road, Swansea

    Demolition of existing on-site building/structures and construction of purpose built student accommodation comprising of four blocks of between 5 - 6 stories (706 bed spaces in total) with ground coffee shop/cafe (Class A3) and Gymnasium (Class D2) together with ancillary communal uses including management/ laundry/ common room car and bicycle parking/servicing area, associated engineering, drainage, related infrastructure and landscaping works - Approval of Reserved Matters - details of Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout & Scale pursuant to Conditions 3, 6, 7, 8 & 10 of Outline Planning Permission 2016/1573 granted 22 May, 2018 (Non-material amendment to 2018/2101/RES granted planning permission 6th December 2018 to allow for the amended siting of Block 2

    Decided 10 Jul 2019 Amendments
  • 2018/2638/DOC Granted

    Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site Morfa Road Swansea

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation - Discharge of condition 19 (scheme of historic environment investigation and mitigation) of planning permission 2016/1573 granted 22nd May 2018

    Decided 17 Jan 2019 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Sep 2018

    Received by Swansea

  2. 17 Oct 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Dec 2018

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2019/2203/DOC Granted

    Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2EN

    Purpose Built Student Development - Partial Discharge of condition 2 (External finishes / samples) & Discharge Condition 3 (window and doors, ventilation, Riverfront roof feature, entrance structures, shopfronts, parapet and handrails) of planning permission 2018/2101/RES approved 6th December 2018

    Decided 23 Dec 2019 Conditions
  • 2019/1365/NMA Granted

    Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site, Morfa Road, Swansea

    Demolition of existing on-site building/structures and construction of purpose built student accommodation comprising of four blocks of between 5 - 6 stories (706 bed spaces in total) with ground coffee shop/cafe (Class A3) and Gymnasium (Class D2) together with ancillary communal uses including management/ laundry/ common room car and bicycle parking/servicing area, associated engineering, drainage, related infrastructure and landscaping works - Approval of Reserved Matters - details of Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout & Scale pursuant to Conditions 3, 6, 7, 8 & 10 of Outline Planning Permission 2016/1573 granted 22 May, 2018 (Non-material amendment to 2018/2101/RES granted planning permission 6th December 2018 to allow for the amended siting of Block 2

    Decided 10 Jul 2019 Amendments

Who's behind it

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Asbri Planning Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bridgend

Active · incorporated 2007 · Bridgend

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Documents

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68 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 6 December 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 reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site, Morfa Road, Swansea

    2019/1365/NMA Submitted 13 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing on-site building/structures and construction of purpose built student accommodation comprising of four blocks of between 5 - 6 stories (706 bed spaces in total) with ground coffee shop/cafe (Class A3) and Gymnasium (Class D2) together with ancillary communal uses including management/ laundry/ common room car and bicycle parking/servicing area, associated engineering, drainage, related infrastructure and landscaping works - Approval of Reserved Matters - details of Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout & Scale pursuant to Conditions 3, 6, 7, 8 & 10 of Outline Planning Permission 2016/1573 granted 22 May, 2018 (Non-material amendment to 2018/2101/RES granted planning permission 6th December 2018 to allow for the amended siting of Block 2

    Granted Amendments Demolition 6 docs

  • Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2EN

    2019/2203/DOC Submitted 20 Sep 2019 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Development - Partial Discharge of condition 2 (External finishes / samples) & Discharge Condition 3 (window and doors, ventilation, Riverfront roof feature, entrance structures, shopfronts, parapet and handrails) of planning permission 2018/2101/RES approved 6th December 2018

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 33 docs

  • Land At Former Unigate Dairy Site Morfa Road Hafod Swansea SA1 2EN

    2018/2394/DOC Submitted 9 Nov 2018 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Development - Discharge of condition 17 (Drainage Scheme) of planning permission 2016/1573 granted 22nd May 2018

    Granted Conditions 18 docs

  • Land At Former Unigate Dairy Site Morfa Road Hafod Swansea SA1 2EN

    2018/2408/DOC Submitted 9 Nov 2018 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Development - Discharge of condition 31 (japanese knotweed) of planning permission 2016/1573 granted 22nd May 2018

    Granted Conditions 11 docs

  • Land At Former Unigate Dairy Site Morfa Road Hafod Swansea SA1 2EN

    2018/2648/DOC Submitted 14 Dec 2018 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Development - Discharge of condition 21 (full road engineering details of the vehicular access onto the Morfa Distributor Road) of planning permission 2016/1573 granted 22nd May 2018

    Granted Conditions 18 docs

  • Land At The Former Unigate Dairy Site Morfa Road Swansea

    2018/2638/DOC Submitted 13 Dec 2018 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation - Discharge of condition 19 (scheme of historic environment investigation and mitigation) of planning permission 2016/1573 granted 22nd May 2018

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

In Swansea

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    Reserved Matters application for details of access and landscaping for the provision of 9 no. flats over garages (FOGs) to existing, and approved development at Garden Village planning permission 2019/2905/RES

    Received 6 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Reserved matters
  • 2026/0460/RES Awaiting decision

    5 Badminton Gardens Ravenhill Swansea SA5 5DT

    One detached bungalow - details of the appearance and landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission 2024/0596/OUT granted 28th July 2025

    Received 19 Mar, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
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    Phase 4 & 5 Hendrefoilan Student Village Sketty Swansea SA2 7PG

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    Received 19 Aug, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • 2026/0052/RES Awaiting decision

    Land To The Rear Of 50 Bryntirion Road Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9EB

    Detached dwelling (details of Reserved Matters pursuant to Outline permission 2023/0290/OUT granted 24th May 2024)

    Received 14 Jan, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • 2024/1866/RES Granted

    Plot 2 The Grove Alltiago Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8LX

    One detached dwelling (Reserved Matter details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to planning permission 2023/0335/S73 granted 13th April 2023)

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