Planning application
Boutique Student Living 166 - 167 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 4DR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve subj to S106
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- SA1 4DR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/2913/FUL Withdrawn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2022/2912/FUL Withdrawn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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2 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approve subj to S106
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Expedite Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Exeter
Active · incorporated 2023 · Exeter
28 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 2 October 2026, 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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