Planning application
208 Oxford Street Swansea SA1 3HT
Works: Extension Roofing
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Proposal
PRE APP - Convert a retail & warehouse unit into a small hostel or bed and breakfast hotel with new front extension, increasing the eaves/ridge height and 3 storey rear extension.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0127/PRE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0127/PRE
- Type
- Pre App Welsh Government
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Postcode
- SA1 3HT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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2022/2907/FUL Refused
208 Oxford Street Swansea SA1 3HT
Increase in eaves and ridge heights to create second and third floors with first, second and third floor rear extensions, front rooflight, new shopfront, external alterations, and change of use of the premises to a small hotel including communal areas and long stay apartment
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Swansea
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6 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 April 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
ADI Design Agent, a design practice
57 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 73% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 44 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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