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Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

Awaiting decision Swansea 2026/0283/TEM Renewal of Temporary Permission

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Proposal

Temporary use of land for Love Trails Festival: 2nd to 6th July 2026 (inclusive) for a maximum of 2000 tents and 120 bell tents, designated parking areas will be allocated within four separate fields for a maximum of 1700 cars and two additional fields for a maximum of 250-400 campervans with overspill parking available for camping facilities with weather contingency and spacing errors.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0283/TEM

Application record

Reference
2026/0283/TEM
Type
Renewal of Temporary Permission
Status
Being Considered
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Gower - Area 2
Parish
Llanrhidian Lower Community Council
Postcode
SA3 1HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 5 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2019/2900/FUL Withdrawn

    Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    Use of land as a temporary campsite for a maximum of 220 pitches and a 230 space carpark between 5th June 2020 and 22nd June 2020 (inclusive)

    Decided 28 Mar 2022 Full applications
  • 2019/2520/DOC Granted

    Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    Discharge of conditions 4,5,6 and 7 of Planning Permission 2018/1825/FUL granted 31st October 2019

    Decided 30 Dec 2019 Conditions
  • 2018/1825/FUL Granted

    Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling, treatment plant drainage and use of an existing access

    Decided 16 Oct 2018 Full applications
  • 2018/0530/OUT Withdrawn

    Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling (outline) treatment plant drainage, use of an existing access

    Decided 5 Sep 2018 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by Swansea

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 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 56 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 amendment applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    2018/0530/OUT Submitted 1 Mar 2018 250 yards away

    Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling (outline) treatment plant drainage, use of an existing access

    Withdrawn Outline 23 docs
    Domestic
  • Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    2019/2520/DOC Submitted 4 Nov 2019 300 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 4,5,6 and 7 of Planning Permission 2018/1825/FUL granted 31st October 2019

    Granted Conditions 16 docs
  • Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    2018/1825/FUL Submitted 20 Aug 2018 300 yards away

    Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling, treatment plant drainage and use of an existing access

    Granted Full applications 35 docs
    Domestic
  • Weobley Castle Farm Oldwalls Gower Swansea SA3 1HB

    2019/0065/FUL Submitted 10 Jan 2019 350 yards away

    Temporary use of land as car park and campsite - up to 45 hook ups pitches and up to 160 pitches for tents caravans/campervans and up to 230 car parking spaces - from 7th June to 24th June 2019 (inclusive)

    Granted Full applications 10 docs
  • Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    2019/2900/FUL Submitted 18 Dec 2019 400 yards away

    Use of land as a temporary campsite for a maximum of 220 pitches and a 230 space carpark between 5th June 2020 and 22nd June 2020 (inclusive)

    Withdrawn Full applications 12 docs
  • Field 8753 Weobley Castle Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HB

    2018/1678/TEM Submitted 26 Jul 2018 400 yards away

    Use of land for a caravan rally for a maximum of 25 units from 10th to 12th May 2019 (inclusive)

    Granted Amendments 8 docs
    Major scheme

In Swansea

  • 2026/1308/TEM Granted

    Field 0005 Bank Farm Horton Swansea SA3 1LL

    Use of land for a camping and caravanning rally for a maximum 150 units from 17th September to 20th September 2027 (inclusive)

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 2026/1391/TEM Granted

    Field 0818 E Richards & Co Ltd Bank Farm Leisure Horton Swansea SA3 1LL

    Use of land for a caravan rally for a maximum of 35 units from 23rd July 2027 to 7th August 2027 (inclusive)

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 2026/1133/S73 Granted

    72 Lon Mafon Sketty Swansea SA2 9ER

    Construction of single storey rear extension (Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2025/2561/FUL granted 23rd January 2026) to amend the plans

    Received 8 Jul, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 2026/1364/NMA Granted

    21 Bryn Road Loughor Swansea SA4 6PG

    Detached dwelling (Non Material amendment to planning permission 2019/2695/FUL granted 27th February 2020) for alterations to the elevations by adding / removing windows and altering external door designs.

    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 2026/1632/NMA Awaiting decision

    Former Smelting Shed Phoebe Road Pentrechwyth Swansea SA1 7FY

    Conversion of former smelting shed to 12 residential apartments, including insertion of new first floor and part second floor, external alterations, car parking, refuse/cycle storage and link to riverside walkway - Variation condtion 2 of planning permission 2017/2646/FUL granted 21st September 2018 (as amended by planning permission 2023/1517/S73 granted 3rd November 2023) to allow for amendment to the approved parking scheme - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2024/0116/S73 granted 23rd September 2024 to amend the wording of condition 9 to enable works to commence on the interior of the building, while site investigation into land contamination can be carried out

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Amendments