Planning application
Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2019/0825/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 2019/0825/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 9 Apr 2019
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2019
- Decided
- 10 May 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.
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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.
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2018/2663/DOC Granted
Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2019
Received by Swansea
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17 Apr 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 May 2019
Decision issued: Approve
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13 Sep 2026
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Lawray Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 10 May 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 amendment applications
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Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street City Centre Swansea SA1 5AQ
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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 docsSeveral homes -
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Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docsSeveral homes -
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