Planning application
Pantygwydr Restaurant 180 Oxford Street City Centre Swansea SA1 3JA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
PRE APP - Change of use of restaurant and flat to a 5 person HMO (Class C4) and a 7 Person HMO (Unique Use)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0329/PRE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0329/PRE
- Type
- Pre App Welsh Government
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Postcode
- SA1 3JA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Swansea
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6 May 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 1 July 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
9 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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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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