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166-167 Sun Alliance House St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 4DQ

Granted Swansea 2021/1870/DOC Discharge of Conditions

Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Change of use of property from offices to student accommodation comprising 78 studio apartments, with associated access landscaping works, additional windows and external alterations - Partial Discharge of Condition 6 (materials) and Discharge of Condition 7 (CMS) of planning permission 2016/1523 granted 05/05/2017.

As published by the council, reference 2021/1870/DOC

Application record

Reference
2021/1870/DOC
Type
Discharge of Conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
13 Jul 2021
Validated
24 Aug 2021
Decided
22 Sep 2021
Ward
Castle - Bay Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SA1 4DQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jul 2021

    Received by Swansea

  2. 24 Aug 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Expedite Design Services Ltd. Agent, a design practice registered in Cardiff

Active · incorporated 2014 · Cardiff

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Documents

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11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 22 September 2021, 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.

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