Planning application
Totem Fforest-Fach Retail Park Pontardulais Road, Cadle Fforest-Fach Swansea SA5 4BB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Modernisation of the existing entrance totem at Fforestfach Retail Park.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2419/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2419/ADV
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Cockett - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer Panel
- Postcode
- SA5 4BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Swansea
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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7 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ardent Land Limited Agent, registered in Weybridge
Active · incorporated 2020 · Weybridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 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.
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Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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