Planning application
Castle Square Swansea SA1 1DW
Relates to 2022/1854/FUL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Enhancement of Castle Square - Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission 2022/1854/FUL granted 2nd August 2022 to allow changes to public realm including paving; alterations to design and materials of the two Pavilions A and B.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2094/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2094/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 24 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA1 1DW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2024/0996/DOC Granted
Castle Square Swansea SA1 1DW
Enhancement of Castle Square including removal of existing water feature / sculpture and reconfiguration of terraced steps, construction of up to four commercial units (flexible Use Classes A1, A3 and/or mixed A1/A3) consisting of two pavilion buildings and potential for two pop-up kiosks, installation of public realm features, replacement TV screen / bandstand, hard and soft landscaping and associated works - Discharge of condition 3 (Protection of Existing Water Services Risk Assessment, Protection of Existing Sewers Method Statement, Existing Drainage with Easements Plan. Current Drainage Proposal (WIP) Condition 4 (Landscaping Green Infrastructure Planting report), condition 6 (Written Scheme of Historic Environment Mitigation (WSHEM) and Condition 7 -(Construction Method Statement and Preliminary Traffic Management Plan of planning permission 2022/1854/FUL granted 20th January 2023
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2022/1854/FUL Granted
Castle Square Swansea SA1 1DW
Enhancement of Castle Square including removal of existing water feature / sculpture and reconfiguration of terraced steps, construction of up to four commercial units (flexible Use Classes A1, A3 and/or mixed A1/A3) consisting of two pavilion buildings and potential for two pop-up kiosks, installation of public realm features, replacement TV screen / bandstand, hard and soft landscaping and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Swansea
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24 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2022/1854/FUL Granted
Castle Square Swansea SA1 1DW
Enhancement of Castle Square including removal of existing water feature / sculpture and reconfiguration of terraced steps, construction of up to four commercial units (flexible Use Classes A1, A3 and/or mixed A1/A3) consisting of two pavilion buildings and potential for two pop-up kiosks, installation of public realm features, replacement TV screen / bandstand, hard and soft landscaping and associated works
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29 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 24 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.
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An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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