Planning application
20-21 High Street Swansea SA1 1LF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
PRE APP - Upgrade the rear elevations of two commercial units which front onto Orchard Street.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1702/PRE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1702/PRE
- Type
- Pre App Welsh Government
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 4 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Postcode
- SA1 1LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/1799/FUL Granted
20 - 21 High Street Swansea SA1 1LF
Re-rendering and painting of Orchard St elevation ( Rear of 20-21 High St) and installation of new doors and windows
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2025
Received by Swansea
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1 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Swansea took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Swansea for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Swansea decided less common application types in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Within 500 metres
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20 - 21 High Street Swansea SA1 1LF
Re-rendering and painting of Orchard St elevation ( Rear of 20-21 High St) and installation of new doors and windows
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Pre-application Enquiry - Convert the upper floors into 12No. self-contained flats and divide the ground floor into two smaller commercial units. The proposal includes an additional storey and the upgrade of the rear elevation which fronts onto Orchard Street. 3No. new windows will be added to the front elevation.
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