Planning application
Mond Buildings Union Street Swansea SA1 3DN
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from former bank to cafe and bakery and the first floor from a former office to 2no. residential flats and the second floor dance hall to remain as a place of assembly (application for Listed Building Consent)
As published by the council, reference 2025/2539/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2539/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer Panel
- Postcode
- SA1 3DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/2536/FUL Granted
Mond Buildings Union Street Swansea SA1 3DN
Change of use of ground floor from former bank to cafe and bakery (Class A3) and the first floor from a former office to 2 no. residential flats and the second floor dance hall to remain as a place of assembly.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by Swansea
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Huw Griffiths Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Swansea
Active · incorporated 2002 · Swansea
141 applications on PlanIndex · 89% granted
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39 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 19 March 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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