Planning application
38A Trafalgar Place Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Residential dwelling (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0372/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0372/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Uplands - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA2 0BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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2025/2407/ELD Refused
38A Trafalgar Place Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BU
Residential dwelling (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)
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2019/0342/FUL Refused
38A Trafalgar Place Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BU
Change of use of two storey garage/store to a 1 bedroom flat with associated external alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Swansea
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful (existing)
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14 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Being Considered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 12 August 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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38A Trafalgar Place Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BU
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Change of use of two storey garage/store to a 1 bedroom flat with associated external alterations
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