Planning application
Gas Compressor Station Felindre Swansea SA5 7LU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a new building to house control systems and equipment (application for Prior Notification)
As published by the council, reference 2025/2008/PNO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2008/PNO
- Type
- Prior Notification Other
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Llangyfelach - Area 1
- Parish
- Llangyfelach Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA5 7LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Swansea
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16 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 16 October 2025, 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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