Planning application
Boutique Student Living 166 - 167 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 4DR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from student accommodation (sui generis) to temporary supported / secure local authority homelessness accommodation (Class C2A) with on-site management and support rooms; internal alterations only; no material external changes.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2425/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2425/FUL
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Postcode
- SA1 4DR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022.
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2022/2913/FUL Withdrawn
Boutique Student Living 166 - 167 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 4DR
Existing unused spaces in the basement to be converted into two additional units with en-suites, replacement of louvres with windows on the South East elevation and addition of two extra cycle provisions in the existing cycle store.
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2022/2912/FUL Withdrawn
Boutique Student Living 166 - 167 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 4DR
Existing front lawn to Boutique Student Living Swansea to be replaced with an a solar garden. Consisting of an array of solar panels surrounded by a sedum mix replacing the existing grassed lawn
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Swansea
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Swansea took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Exeter
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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20 documents on file for this application
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