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Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

Granted Swansea 2019/2787/DOC Discharge of Conditions

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 2019/2787/DOC

Application record

Reference
2019/2787/DOC
Type
Discharge of Conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Approve
Received
5 Dec 2019
Validated
6 Dec 2019
Decided
29 Jan 2020
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 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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

    Decided 28 Mar 2019 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2019

    Received by Swansea

  2. 6 Dec 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jan 2020

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Agent on file, an architecture practice

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Documents

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9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 29 January 2020, 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

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  • Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

    2018/2663/DOC Submitted 17 Dec 2018 0m away

    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

    Granted Conditions 11 docs

  • Oldway Centre Orchard Street City Centre Swansea SA1 1LA

    2026/1339/106 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 0m away

    97% 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
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  • 36 Oldway Centre Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

    2018/1649/NMA Submitted 20 Jul 2018 0m 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

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  • Oldway Centre Orchard Street Swansea SA1 1LA

    2026/1334/NMA Submitted 13 Aug 2026 1m away

    88% 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
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  • Outside 'The Oldway Centre' High Street Swansea SA1 1NG

    2018/0460/ADV Submitted 27 Feb 2018 40m away

    Installation of freestanding structure with illuminated digital advertisement displays (both sides) (Inlink No. 2)

    Granted Advertising 7 docs

  • Outside Oldway Centre 39 High Street City Centre Swansea SA1 1LJ

    2018/0458/FUL Submitted 27 Feb 2018 40m away

    Installation of freestanding 'Inlink' phone and Wi-fi communications structure incorporating 2x digital LED display screens (Inlink No. 2)

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