Planning application
2-3 Plymouth St Swansea SA1 3QQ
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Proposal
Amalgamation of two retail units into one unit and change of use of ground and first floors from retail (Class A1) to a café (Class A3) and associated external extraction flue to rear elevation.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0654/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0654/FUL
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Postcode
- SA1 3QQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2026
Received by Swansea
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Bright Vision holding ltd Agent
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9 documents on file for this application
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