Planning application
Land adjacent to National Grid's existing 33/11kV substation at Birch Tree Close, Sketty, Swansea.
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a new switch room building and associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1594/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1594/FUL
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 17 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Sketty - Bay Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2025
Received by Swansea
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Farnham
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34 documents on file for this application
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