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5 - 7 Picton Arcade City Centre Swansea SA1 3BH

Awaiting decision Swansea 2026/0093/PRE Pre App Welsh Government

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

Proposal

PRE APP - Retention as a singular retail unit or division of the ground floor retail unit into two separate commercial units with associated new shopfronts and optional new commercial access from the rear street

As published by the council, reference 2026/0093/PRE

Application record

Reference
2026/0093/PRE
Type
Pre App Welsh Government
Status
Being Considered
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Castle - Bay Area
Postcode
SA1 3BH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Received by Swansea

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 May 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.

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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 less common application types in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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