Planning application
278 Mumbles Road West Cross Swansea SA3 5AB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To fell one Sycamore tree covered by TPO 145
As published by the council, reference 2025/2598/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2598/TPO
- Type
- TPO Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- West Cross - Bay Area
- Parish
- Mumbles Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA3 5AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Swansea
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Rachel Downs Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 23 January 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.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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