Planning application
The Little Forge At The Old Forge Parkmill Swansea SA3 2EQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Use of building as a holiday let (Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)
As published by the council, reference 2025/1943/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1943/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Was Not Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Pennard - Area 2
- Parish
- Ilston Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA3 2EQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0311/ELD Granted
The Little Forge At The Old Forge Parkmill Swansea SA3 2EQ
Use of building as a holiday let (Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Swansea
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28 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Was Not Lawful (existing)
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7 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Speake Design Agent, a design practice
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Swansea refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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