Planning application
Mumbles Pier Cafe Access Road From Mumbles Road To Lifeboat Station And Pier Mumbles Swansea SA3 4EN
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Proposal
Works to Mumbles Pier, including the erection of 2 no. new pavilion buildings (retail kiosk Class A1 & cafe Class A3), the refurbishment and adaptation of the former off shore lifeboat house for restaurant use (Class A3) and the replacement of the existing access bridge to the former off-shore lifeboat house and erection of gates at pier entrance - Variation of condition 1 of planning permission 2019/0561/FUL granted 14th January 2021 to extend the period of time in which to commence the development by a further 5 years
As published by the council, reference 2026/0053/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0053/S73
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 14 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Mumbles - Area 2
- Parish
- Mumbles Community Council
- Postcode
- SA3 4EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
Received by Swansea
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 March 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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Geraint John Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cardiff
Active · incorporated 2010 · Cardiff
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10 documents on file for this application
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Mumbles Pier Access Road From Mumbles Road To Lifeboat Station And Pier Mumbles Swansea SA3 4EN
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