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Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

Awaiting decision Swansea 2025/2500/ELD Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing

Relates to 2018/0663/LBC

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Confirmation that the works to the lower roof (removal of asbestos roofing and replacement with natural slate) has been completed therefore showing that works approved under 2018/0663/LBC are now approved in perpetuity i.e. work commenced before the expiry date of 1st July 2024 (five years after approval 01.07.2019). (Application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

As published by the council, reference 2025/2500/ELD

Application record

Reference
2025/2500/ELD
Type
Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
Status
Being Considered
Received
26 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Pontlliw And Tircoed - Area 1
Parish
Pontlliw Community Council
Postcode
SA4 9HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 5 applications since 2018: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2022/1658/DOC Granted

    Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    Removal of asbestos roofing and replacement with natural slate, retention and strengthening of existing trusses, replacement of 3 no. rooflights, new rainwater goods and fascias, localised removal of render and repointing with lime mortar and limewash over, conversion of adjoining byre to residential accommodation with associated internal works, installation of swallow cups and nest boxes. (Discharge of conditions 3 - swallow cups, 4 - written scheme of historic environment mitigation, 5 - heritage report, 6 - rooflight details, 7 - Details of natural slate coursing, sizes and source, metal rain water goods, glazing of slot vents to byre, ridge tiles, weatherproofing between chimney and new slate roof covering, venting of roof space at eaves and ridge and venting of suspended floor to byre of planning permission 2018/0663/LBC granted 1st July 2019

    Decided 6 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 2022/1659/DOC Granted

    Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    External alterations and change of use of byre to habitable accommodation (Discharge of conditions 3 swallow cups and nest box details) and 4 - Details of natural slate coursing, sizes and source, metal rain water goods, glazing of slot vents to byre, ridge tiles and weatherproofing between chimney and new slate roof covering of planning permission 2018/0662/FUL granted 21st June 2019

    Decided 9 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 2018/0663/LBC Granted

    Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    Removal of asbestos roofing and replacement with natural slate, retention and strengthening of existing trusses, replacement of 3 no. rooflights, new rainwater goods and fascias, localised removal of render and repointing with lime mortar and limewash over, conversion of adjoining byre to residential accommodation with associated internal works, installation of swallow cups and nest boxes.

    Decided 17 Jun 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2018/0662/FUL Granted

    Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    External alterations and change of use of byre to habitable accommodation

    Decided 21 Jun 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Nov 2025

    Received by Swansea

  2. 19 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 February 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 2018/0663/LBC Granted

    Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    Removal of asbestos roofing and replacement with natural slate, retention and strengthening of existing trusses, replacement of 3 no. rooflights, new rainwater goods and fascias, localised removal of render and repointing with lime mortar and limewash over, conversion of adjoining byre to residential accommodation with associated internal works, installation of swallow cups and nest boxes.

    Decided 17 Jun 2019 Heritage and listed buildings

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Darren Mills Architect Agent, an architecture practice

24 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 85% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Swansea for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Swansea decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

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  • Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    2022/1658/DOC Submitted 11 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    Removal of asbestos roofing and replacement with natural slate, retention and strengthening of existing trusses, replacement of 3 no. rooflights, new rainwater goods and fascias, localised removal of render and repointing with lime mortar and limewash over, conversion of adjoining byre to residential accommodation with associated internal works, installation of swallow cups and nest boxes. (Discharge of conditions 3 - swallow cups, 4 - written scheme of historic environment mitigation, 5 - heritage report, 6 - rooflight details, 7 - Details of natural slate coursing, sizes and source, metal rain water goods, glazing of slot vents to byre, ridge tiles, weatherproofing between chimney and new slate roof covering, venting of roof space at eaves and ridge and venting of suspended floor to byre of planning permission 2018/0663/LBC granted 1st July 2019

    Granted Conditions Loft or dormer Roofing +1 14 docs

  • Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    2022/1659/DOC Submitted 11 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    External alterations and change of use of byre to habitable accommodation (Discharge of conditions 3 swallow cups and nest box details) and 4 - Details of natural slate coursing, sizes and source, metal rain water goods, glazing of slot vents to byre, ridge tiles and weatherproofing between chimney and new slate roof covering of planning permission 2018/0662/FUL granted 21st June 2019

    Granted Conditions Roofing Windows or glazing 13 docs

  • Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    2018/0663/LBC Submitted 16 Mar 2018 50 yards away

    Removal of asbestos roofing and replacement with natural slate, retention and strengthening of existing trusses, replacement of 3 no. rooflights, new rainwater goods and fascias, localised removal of render and repointing with lime mortar and limewash over, conversion of adjoining byre to residential accommodation with associated internal works, installation of swallow cups and nest boxes.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer 20 docs

  • Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB

    2018/0662/FUL Submitted 16 Mar 2018 50 yards away

    External alterations and change of use of byre to habitable accommodation

    Granted Full applications 26 docs

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