Planning application
The Little Forge At The Old Forge Parkmill Swansea SA3 2EQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of building as a holiday let (Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0311/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0311/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Pennard - Area 2
- Parish
- Ilston Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA3 2EQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2025/1943/ELD Refused
The Little Forge At The Old Forge Parkmill Swansea SA3 2EQ
Use of building as a holiday let (Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Swansea
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful (existing)
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 13 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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