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

Granted Swansea 2019/1365/NMA Non Material Amendment

Works: Demolition

Relates to 2018/2101/RES

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 (Non-material amendment to 2018/2101/RES granted planning permission 6th December 2018 to allow for the amended siting of Block 2

As published by the council, reference 2019/1365/NMA

Application record

Reference
2019/1365/NMA
Type
Non Material Amendment
Status
Decided
Decision
Approve
Received
13 Jun 2019
Validated
17 Jun 2019
Decided
10 Jul 2019
Ward
Landore - Area 1
Decision by
Delegated 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
  • 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
  • 2018/2101/RES 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

    Decided 6 Dec 2018 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jun 2019

    Received by Swansea

  2. 17 Jun 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jul 2019

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 2018/2101/RES 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

    Decided 6 Dec 2018 Reserved matters

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Agent on file, an architecture practice

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 10 July 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

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 The Former Unigate Dairy Site, Morfa Road, Swansea

    2018/2101/RES Submitted 27 Sep 2018 0m 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

    Granted Reserved matters Demolition 68 docs

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

    2019/2203/DOC Submitted 20 Sep 2019 0m 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 13m 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 13m away

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

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

    2018/2648/DOC Submitted 14 Dec 2018 13m 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 13m 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

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