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Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

Granted Swansea 2018/2698/FUL Full Plans

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Hybrid planning application for the redevelopment of the site to form up to 160 no. residential units and 1 no. retail unit (Class A1) comprising of a Full Planning Permission is sought for the demolition of most buildings, apart from the main part of the 1912 building (partial demolition) which is to be converted and extended to create 62 no. apartments with associated access (from Townhill Road & Pantycelyn Road) surface and under croft parking, landscaping works and site wide access, drainage and engineering works to create development platforms; Outline planning permission is sought for the construction of up to 98 no. residential units and 1 no. retail unit (Class A1) with indicative access / layout, scale parameters (2 to 3 storeys), with associated access, car parking and landscaping works - appearance, layout and scale reserved matters

As published by the council, reference 2018/2698/FUL

Application record

Reference
2018/2698/FUL
Type
Full Plans
Status
Decided
Decision
Approve subj to S106
Received
20 Dec 2018
Validated
20 Dec 2018
Decided
6 Aug 2019
Ward
Uplands - Bay Area
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SA2 0UT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

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

  • 2024/1309/DOC Granted

    Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building (partial demolition) - discharge of conditions 7 and 27 (Landscape Phasing Strategy) of planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019

    Decided 12 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 2024/1310/DOC Granted

    Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Construction of 84 dwellings and associated infrastructure - Discharge of condition 4 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of planning permission 2019/2903/RES granted 14th July 2020

    Decided 12 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 2019/2903/RES Granted

    Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Construction of 84 dwellings and associated infrastructure (details of the appearance, layout and scale pursuant to hybrid / outline planning permission ref: 2018/2698/FUL granted 8 October, 2019 and discharge of Condition 4 (Reserved Matters), Condition 8 (Levels), Conditions 13 & 14 (Drainage), Condition 23 (Pedestrian Link).

    Decided 14 Jul 2020 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2018

    Received by Swansea

  2. 6 Aug 2019

    Decision issued: Approve subj to S106

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

8 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2026/0077/NMA Granted

    Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building (partial demolition) - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019 to vary the wording of condition 29 (Arboricultural Method Statement) by introducing a new Arboricultural Report to include the omission of a pine tree at the western end - Plot S1

    Decided 10 Feb 2026 Amendments
  • 2026/0078/DOC Granted

    Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building - Discharge of condition 35 (Plant Noise Impact Assessment- Retail Unit) of planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019

    Decided 18 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 2025/2044/DOC Awaiting decision

    Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building - Discharge of condition 34 relating to 1912 building (Scheme to restrict flow of sound energy) of planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019

    Submitted 25 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • 2024/1646/RES Granted

    Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Reserved Matters application for the re-siting of 2 no. houses (G2 plots) to the easternmost block of the southern plateau (details of the appearance, layout and scale pursuant to hybrid / outline planning permission ref: 2018/2698/FUL granted 8 October, 2019)

    Decided 19 Nov 2024 Reserved matters
  • 2024/1646/S73 Granted

    Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Reserved Matters application for the re-siting of 2 no. houses (G2 plots) to the easternmost block of the southern plateau (details of the appearance, layout and scale pursuant to hybrid / outline planning permission ref: 2018/2698/FUL granted 8 October, 2019)

    Decided 19 Nov 2024 Reserved matters
  • 2024/1309/DOC Granted

    Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building (partial demolition) - discharge of conditions 7 and 27 (Landscape Phasing Strategy) of planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019

    Decided 12 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 2024/1076/DOC Granted

    Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building - Discharge of Condition 28 (open spaces) of Planning Permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019

    Decided 8 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • 2019/2903/RES Granted

    Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    Construction of 84 dwellings and associated infrastructure (details of the appearance, layout and scale pursuant to hybrid / outline planning permission ref: 2018/2698/FUL granted 8 October, 2019 and discharge of Condition 4 (Reserved Matters), Condition 8 (Levels), Conditions 13 & 14 (Drainage), Condition 23 (Pedestrian Link).

    Decided 14 Jul 2020 Reserved matters

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bridgend

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Documents

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

153 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 6 August 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.

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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    2024/1645/NMA Submitted 29 Aug 2024 0m away

    Construction of 84 dwellings and associated infrastructure - variation of condition 1 of planning permission 2019/2903/RES granted 14th July 2020 to allow for the submission of amended plans: to omit two plots from the westernmost block of the southern plateau, slightly move the remaining block eastwards and substitute two of the other G3 type plots with two G2 type plots to match the remainder of the block.

    Granted Amendments 67 docs
    Major scheme

  • Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    2025/2044/DOC Submitted 25 Sep 2025 0m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~20 Nov

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building - Discharge of condition 34 relating to 1912 building (Scheme to restrict flow of sound energy) of planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019

    Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs

  • Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    2026/0077/NMA Submitted 19 Jan 2026 0m away

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building (partial demolition) - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019 to vary the wording of condition 29 (Arboricultural Method Statement) by introducing a new Arboricultural Report to include the omission of a pine tree at the western end - Plot S1

    Granted Amendments Demolition Trees 8 docs

  • Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    2026/0078/DOC Submitted 19 Jan 2026 0m away

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building - Discharge of condition 35 (Plant Noise Impact Assessment- Retail Unit) of planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

  • Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    2024/1309/DOC Submitted 10 Jul 2024 0m away

    Residential redevelopment of the site including conversion of 1912 building (partial demolition) - discharge of conditions 7 and 27 (Landscape Phasing Strategy) of planning permission 2018/2698/FUL granted 8th October 2019

    Granted Conditions Demolition 19 docs

  • Former Townhill Campus Townhill Road Cockett Swansea SA2 0UT

    2026/1247/DOC Submitted 29 Jul 2026 0m away

    Construction of a bat house - Discharge of condition 5 (EPS License) of planning permission 2023/2366/FUL granted 27th March 2024

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

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