Planning application
72 - 74 Sterry Road Gowerton Swansea SA4 3BW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of change of use of ground floor from retail (Class A1) to mixed use retail and coffee shop (Classes A1 and A3), external seating/play area, new rear access door and roller shutter (Variation of condition 5 of Planning Permission 2020/0965/FUL granted 31st July 2020 to alter the opening times from not outside the hours of 0700hrs -21.00hrs Monday to Fridays and 0800hrs - 18.00hrs on Saturday, Sundays and Bank Holidays to 12:00 to 21.30 on Mondays to Sundays)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0024/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0024/S73
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 7 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Gowerton - Area 2
- Parish
- Gowerton Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA4 3BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Swansea
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3 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 31 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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