Planning application
28 The Kingsway Swansea SA1 5JY
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the existing upper floors to residential and the construction of 2 additional floors to provide a total of 18 apartments with commercial accommodation on the Ground Floor, with associated works.
As published by the council, reference 2022/2916/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2022/2916/FUL
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve subj to S106
- Received
- 14 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 3 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer Panel
- Postcode
- SA1 5JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0595/FUL Granted
28 The Kingsway Swansea SA1 5JY
Change of use of ground and first floor to offices (Class B1); change of use of third floor to residential and addition of two further storeys to provide a total of 13 residential apartments, with associated external alterations and works (amendment to planning permission 2022/2916/FUL granted on 12.10.2023)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Dec 2022
Received by Swansea
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3 Jan 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Approve subj to S106
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2026/0595/FUL Granted
28 The Kingsway Swansea SA1 5JY
Change of use of ground and first floor to offices (Class B1); change of use of third floor to residential and addition of two further storeys to provide a total of 13 residential apartments, with associated external alterations and works (amendment to planning permission 2022/2916/FUL granted on 12.10.2023)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 24 March 2023, 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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