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Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

Granted Swansea 2024/0164/S73 Variation of Condition

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved) for the refurbishment, alteration and/or demolition of all existing buildings/ structures on the site (except St Mary's Church and St David's Church) and redevelopment of site with indicative access/layout and scale parameters on the north site of a maximum of 1 to 7 storeys and maximum new floorspace of 84,050 sqm comprising retail/ commercial/office use (Classes A1/A2/A3/B1) residential (Class C3), non-residential institution (Class D1) and leisure (Class D2), multistorey car park and redevelopment of south site of a maximum of 40,700 sqm of floorspace comprising a new arena (Class D2), up to 13 storey hotel/residential building (Class C1/ C3), food and drink (Class A3), undercroft car park, potential energy centre. Across both sites, the provision of associated new public open space/public realm and landscaping, new pedestrian and vehicular access and servicing arrangements (including a pedestrian bridge link across Oystermouth Road), provision of new bus stops on Oystermouth Road, new pedestrian access through existing arches along Victoria Quay, relocation of Sir H Hussey Vivian statue, earthworks, and plant -Section 73 application to vary conditions 1 & 4 of permission 2019/0980/S73 granted 5th June 2019 to amend the development parameters and allow a revised timeframe in which Reserved Matters are to be submitted.

As published by the council, reference 2024/0164/S73

Application record

Reference
2024/0164/S73
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
30 Jan 2024
Validated
18 Mar 2024
Decided
11 Jun 2024
Ward
Castle - Bay Area
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 22 applications since 2019: 22 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2021/1893/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Re-Development - Discharge of condition 37 (building services plant noise) of permission granted under reference 2019/0980/S73 dated 5th June 2019

    Decided 15 Sep 2021 Conditions
  • 2021/1623/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Redevelopment - discharge of condition 10 (visual transparency / shopfront code) of planning permission 2019/0980/S73 granted 5th June 2019

    Decided 14 Sep 2021 Conditions
  • 2021/1461/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Development (North Block) - Discharge of condition 5 (Landscape and Public Realm) of planning permission 2019/1373/RES granted 13th August 2019

    Decided 27 Aug 2021 Conditions
  • 2021/1457/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Development -Discharge of Condition 7 (Landscape Management Plan) to permission granted under Section 73 application 2019/0980/S73 granted 5th June 2019

    Decided 21 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • 2021/1462/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Development (North Block) - Discharge of condition 40 (noise from commercial activity) of planning permission 2019/0980/S73 granted 05/06/2019

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • 2021/1307/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Development - Discharge of condition 27 (Car Park Management Plan) of permission granted under Section 73 application 2019/0980/S73 granted 5th June 2019

    Decided 16 Jun 2021 Conditions
  • 2020/1659/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Construction of mixed use block (multi storey car park, new commercial floorspace and residential flats) - Discharge of Conditions 2 (External Finishes); Condition 3 (Large scale details) & 4 (External ventilation) pursuant to reserved matters approval ref: 2019/1373/RES approved 13 August, 2019

    Decided 16 Sep 2021 Conditions
  • 2020/0424/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Redevelopment Phase 1 - Partial discharge of conditions 6 and 7 of planning permission 2017/0648/OUT granted 13th June 2017, condition 5 (landscaping) of reserved matters 2019/1373/RES granted 13th August 2019 and condition 6 (landscaping) of planning permission 2018/1648/RES granted 3rd October 2018) in regard to the Public Art Strategy

    Decided 23 Apr 2020 Conditions
  • 2019/2012/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Redevelopment - Discharge of condition 17 (north site - piling) of planning permission 2019/0980/S73 granted 5th June 2019

    Decided 8 Oct 2019 Conditions
  • 2019/1928/DOC Granted

    Former St Davids Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road Swansea

    Swansea Central Redevelopment - Partial Discharge of condition 13, Parts 1, 2 & 3 (Phase 1 North - site contamination), of planning permission 2019/0980/S73 granted 5th June 2019

    Decided 4 Oct 2019 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2024

    Received by Swansea

  2. 18 Mar 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Jun 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

8 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2026/1480/DOC Awaiting decision

    Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG

    Construction of mixed / office block - Partial Discharge of Condition 24 (Details of confirmed Archaeologist) of planning permission 2024/0164/S73 granted 11th June 2024 in respect of Block B

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/0986/DOC Granted

    Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG

    Construction of mixed use / office block - Discharge of Conditions 21 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) & 22 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 2024/0164/S73 granted 11th June 2024 in respect of Block BCMP Combined and updated 10.06.26

    Decided 13 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/0375/DOC Granted

    Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG

    Construction of mixed / office block - Partial Discharge of condition 15 (piling and any other foundation designs) of planning permission 2024/0164/S73 granted 11th June 2024 in respect of Block B.

    Decided 14 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/0343/DOC Granted

    Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG

    Construction of mixed use / office block - Partial Discharge of conditions 13 & 14 (Remediation Strategy & Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Report) of planning permission 2024/0164/S73 granted 11th June 2024 in respect of Block B

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 2025/2581/DOC Granted

    Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG

    Construction of mixed / office block - Partial Discharge of Condition 29 (Details of a Waste/Refuse Management Plan) of planning permission 2024/0164/S73 granted 11th June 2024 in respect of Block B

    Decided 9 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 2025/2524/DOC Granted

    Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG

    Construction of mixed use / office block - Partial Discharge of Conditions 21 (Construction Environmental Management Plan & 22 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 2024/0164/S73 granted 11th June 2024 in respect of Block B

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 2025/2521/DOC Granted

    Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG

    Construction of mixed / office block - Partial Discharge of Condition 20 (Construction Site Waste Management Plan) of planning permission 2024/0164/S73 granted 11th June 2024 in respect of Block B

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 2024/1706/RES Granted

    Swansea Central (Former St David's Centre And Other Land North And South Of Oystermouth Road)- Part Of Phase 2 Comprising The Area Identified As Development Zone 2B Swansea

    Approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for Swansea Central Dz2b of outline permission 2024/0164/S73 comprising new commercial units (Use Classes A1/A3) and offices (Use Class B1) and associated ground level public realm improvements; and approval of details pursuant to conditions: 2 (phasing); 3 (rm submissions); 6 (landscape scheme); 8 (levels); 9 (external finishes); 11 (wind mitigation measures); 13 (remediation); 15 (foundations); 18 (drainage strategy); 19 (surface water strategy); 23 (WSI); 24 (archaeology monitoring); 25 (parking facilities); 26 (travel plan); 28 (vehicular servicing); 31 (aboricultural method statement); and 33 (ecological enhancement).

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Reserved matters

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Expedite Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Exeter

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Documents

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29 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 11 June 2024, 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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