Planning application
Cefn Bryn Cottage Penmaen Swansea SA3 2HQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of existing detached garage as ancillary living accommodation including external alterations (Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)
As published by the council, reference 2025/2232/PLD
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2232/PLD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert - Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Is Lawful (proposed)
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 1 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Pennard - Area 2
- Parish
- Ilston Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA3 2HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Swansea
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1 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Is Lawful (proposed)
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6 Aug 2026
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Robert Bowen Planning & Development LTD Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Swansea
Active · incorporated 2014 · Swansea
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 1 December 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 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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