Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

Granted Swansea 2018/2663/DOC Discharge of Conditions

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

Proposal

Conversion to Student Accommodation - Discharge of conditions 5 (external finishes), 6 (building details) and 7 (external ventilation) of planning permission 2016/1320 granted 26th August 2016

As published by the council, reference 2018/2663/DOC

Application record

Reference
2018/2663/DOC
Type
Discharge of Conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
17 Dec 2018
Validated
15 Jan 2019
Decided
28 Mar 2019
Ward
Castle - Bay Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SA1 5AQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

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

  • 2019/2787/DOC Granted

    Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation - Discharge of Conditions 13 (Habitable room - external noise) & Condition 14 (Sound between party walls / floors) of planning permission ref: 2016/1320 granted 1st November 2016 Condition 14 - Acoustic test certificate/report submitted as evidence that the floor construction between the proposed retail area at ground floor and habitable rooms above achieve the minimum sound performance requirements as specified.

    Decided 29 Jan 2020 Conditions
  • 2019/0825/NMA Granted

    Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

    Purpose Built Student Development - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2016/1320 granted 26th August 2016 in respect minor alterations in respect of 3no. overhead louvred panels in Block A, and 1no. in Block B, incorporated within the Curtain wall system, substituting the 'Metallic Aluminium' cladding panels on Block B with 'Graphite Grey', and the glazing arrangement on the retail area on the High Street elevation of Block B.

    Decided 10 May 2019 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Dec 2018

    Received by Swansea

  2. 15 Jan 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Mar 2019

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lawray Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

39 applications on PlanIndex · across 18 councils · 100% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 28 March 2019, 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Oldway Centre Orchard Street City Centre Swansea SA1 1LA

    2026/1339/106 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct

    Application for the temporary Modification of Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission 2016/1320/FUL granted 14th February 2017 to allow five existing cluster units within Block B, comprising 28 bedspaces, to operate as five Houses in Multiple Occupation within Use Class C4 for a period of five years.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs
    Several homes

  • Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

    2019/2787/DOC Submitted 5 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Accommodation - Discharge of Conditions 13 (Habitable room - external noise) & Condition 14 (Sound between party walls / floors) of planning permission ref: 2016/1320 granted 1st November 2016 Condition 14 - Acoustic test certificate/report submitted as evidence that the floor construction between the proposed retail area at ground floor and habitable rooms above achieve the minimum sound performance requirements as specified.

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

  • 36 Oldway Centre Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

    2018/1649/NMA Submitted 20 Jul 2018 50 yards away

    Conversion to Student Accommodation - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2016/1320 to allow minor alterations to window dimensions to accommodate the existing concrete structure and in respect of external cladding material

    Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 10 docs

  • Oldway Centre Orchard Street Swansea SA1 1LA

    2026/1334/NMA Submitted 13 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

    Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 2016/1320 granted 14th February 2017 to allow the temporary use of five existing cluster units, B1.1 to B1.5, on the first floor of Block B as five Houses in Multiple Occupation within Use Class C4 for a period of five years. The units comprise 28 bedspaces and would be occupied by non-students during this period. No physical alterations are proposed, and all other accommodation within the Oldway Centre would remain in approved student accommodation use. On expiry of the five-year period, the affected units would revert to their approved student accommodation use.

    Awaiting decision Amendments 8 docs
    Several homes

  • Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

    2019/0825/NMA Submitted 9 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Purpose Built Student Development - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2016/1320 granted 26th August 2016 in respect minor alterations in respect of 3no. overhead louvred panels in Block A, and 1no. in Block B, incorporated within the Curtain wall system, substituting the 'Metallic Aluminium' cladding panels on Block B with 'Graphite Grey', and the glazing arrangement on the retail area on the High Street elevation of Block B.

    Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 6 docs

  • Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street City Centre Swansea SA1 5AQ

    2019/1114/DOC Submitted 15 May 2019 50 yards away

    Conversion to Student Accommodation - Discharge of conditions 9 (travel plan), 11 (details of refuse and recycling storage) and 12 (details of cycle storage) of planning permission 2016/1320 granted 26th August 2016

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

In Swansea

  • 2026/1148/DOC Granted

    The Haven Reynoldston Swansea SA3 1AD

    Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Planning Permission 2025/1870/FUL granted 27th March 2026

    Received 10 Jul, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/1580/DOC Granted

    138 Bishopston Road Bishopston Swansea SA3 3EU

    Discharge of condition 4 (ecological enhancement) of planning permission 2024/1871/S73 granted 20th November 2024

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/1387/DOC Granted

    Pleasant View Stones Field Penmaen Swansea SA3 2HQ

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Ecological Enhancement Measures), 6 (CEMP), 7 (Invasive Non-Native Species Management Plan) and 8 (Construction Method Statement) of Planning Permission 2025/2422/FUL granted 28th May 2026

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/1500/DOC Granted

    Rhossili National Trust Car Park Rhossili Swansea SA3 1PP

    Discharge of condition 3 of Planning Permission 2026/0580/FUL granted 22nd April 2026

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/1486/DOC Granted

    Site B3 Riverside Wharf Swansea Waterfront Swansea SA1 8AW

    Construction of residential units and associated ground floor commercial unit, access, car parking, landscaping and infrastructure works (outline) - Discharge of condition 26 (Sensitive External Lighting Strategy) of planning permission 2023/0357/OUT granted 22nd September 2023

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Conditions