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Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2ED

Granted Swansea 2018/2290/S73 Variation of Condition

Relates to 2018/2015/NMA

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

Proposal

Construction of a purpose built student accommodation building of six / seven storey block - 245 bedspaces with ancillary communal facilities and associated works - Application under Section 73 to vary condition 33 (Plans) of planning permission ref. 2007/2829 and 2008/1990 (following 2018/2015/NMA)

As published by the council, reference 2018/2290/S73

Application record

Reference
2018/2290/S73
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
25 Oct 2018
Validated
26 Oct 2018
Decided
6 Dec 2018
Ward
Landore - Area 1
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SA1 2ED

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2020/0301/DOC Granted

    Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2ED

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Phase 3) - Discharge of Conditions 4 (Car Parking Management) & 5 (Obscure Glazing) to Section 73 Planning Permission under ref: 2018/2290/S73 granted 6 December, 2018

    Decided 19 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • 2019/0691/NMA Granted

    Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2ED

    Construction of a purpose built student accommodation building of six / seven storey block - 245 bed spaces with ancillary communal facilities and associated works - Application under Section 73 to vary condition 33 (Plans) of planning permission ref. 2007/2829 and 2008/1990 (following 2018/2015/NMA) Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2018/2290/S73 granted 6th December 2018 to increase site levels by 350mm and relocation of plant room, bin store and car parking spaces

    Decided 16 Apr 2019 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Oct 2018

    Received by Swansea

  2. 26 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

  • 2018/2015/NMA Granted

    Land At New Cut Road Morfa Road Swansea

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation (967 units) - Non Material Amendment to outline planning permission 2007/2829 granted 19th December 2008 and reserved matters approval 2008/1990 granted 21 May, 2009 to include the list of approved plans as a new planning condition

    Decided 12 Oct 2018 Amendments

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2020/0301/DOC Granted

    Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2ED

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Phase 3) - Discharge of Conditions 4 (Car Parking Management) & 5 (Obscure Glazing) to Section 73 Planning Permission under ref: 2018/2290/S73 granted 6 December, 2018

    Decided 19 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • 2019/0807/DOC Granted

    Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2EA

    Purpose Built Student Development - Discharge of condition 3 (samples) of planning permission 2018/2290/S73 granted 6th December 2018

    Decided 29 May 2019 Conditions
  • 2019/0691/NMA Granted

    Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2ED

    Construction of a purpose built student accommodation building of six / seven storey block - 245 bed spaces with ancillary communal facilities and associated works - Application under Section 73 to vary condition 33 (Plans) of planning permission ref. 2007/2829 and 2008/1990 (following 2018/2015/NMA) Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2018/2290/S73 granted 6th December 2018 to increase site levels by 350mm and relocation of plant room, bin store and car parking spaces

    Decided 16 Apr 2019 Amendments

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Watkin Jones Group Ltd. Agent, registered in Bangor

Active · incorporated 2000 · Bangor

22 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 94% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

40 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2EA

    2019/0807/DOC Submitted 5 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Development - Discharge of condition 3 (samples) of planning permission 2018/2290/S73 granted 6th December 2018

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

  • Land At New Cut Road Morfa Road Swansea

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    Purpose Built Student Accommodation (967 units) - Non Material Amendment to outline planning permission 2007/2829 granted 19th December 2008 and reserved matters approval 2008/1990 granted 21 May, 2009 to include the list of approved plans as a new planning condition

    Granted Amendments 5 docs
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  • Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2ED

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    Granted Amendments 9 docs

  • Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road Swansea SA1 2ED

    2020/0301/DOC Submitted 13 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Phase 3) - Discharge of Conditions 4 (Car Parking Management) & 5 (Obscure Glazing) to Section 73 Planning Permission under ref: 2018/2290/S73 granted 6 December, 2018

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 9 docs

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    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Amendments
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    Conversion of former smelting shed to 12 residential apartments, including insertion of new first floor and part second floor, external alterations, car parking, refuse/cycle storage and link to riverside walkway - Variation condtion 2 of planning permission 2017/2646/FUL granted 21st September 2018 (as amended by planning permission 2023/1517/S73 granted 3rd November 2023) to allow for amendment to the approved parking scheme - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2024/0116/S73 granted 23rd September 2024 to amend the wording of condition 9 to enable works to commence on the interior of the building, while site investigation into land contamination can be carried out

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Amendments