Planning application
147 - 149 Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4ST
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Retention and completion of works to change the of use of the ground floor public house into 2 No. 1 bedroom self contained flats.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0106/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0106/FUL
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Mumbles - Area 2
- Parish
- Mumbles Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer Panel
- Postcode
- SA3 4ST
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 7 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 4 refused.
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2024/1246/FUL Refused
147 - 149 Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4ST
Change of use of the ground floor public house into 2 no. one bedroom self contained flats.
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2020/0070/DOC Granted
147-149 Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4ST
Discharge of condition 5 (boundary treatment) of Planning Permission 2018/0714/FUL granted 24th May 2018
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2019/1929/FUL Refused
147-149 Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4ST
Change of use of the ground floor public house into two 1 bedroom self-contained flats, with associated car parking and refuse storage
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2019/0879/FUL Refused
147-149 Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4ST
Change of use of ground floor from public house (Class A3) to two 1 bedroom self contained flats with associated car parking and refuse storage
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2018/2344/FUL Granted
147-149 Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4ST
Change of use of existing first floor self contained 3 bedroom flat into a 1 no. one bedroom self contained flat and 1 no. two bedroom self contained flat.
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2018/0714/FUL Granted
147-149 Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4ST
Change of use of existing public house ground floor kitchen & cellar and first floor self contained 2 bedroom flat into a dwellinghouse and associated external alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Swansea
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Geraint John Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cardiff
Active · incorporated 2010 · Cardiff
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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