Planning application
969 Carmarthen Road Fforestfach Swansea SA5 4AD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of a 48 Sheet P8 LED Billboard
As published by the council, reference 2026/0890/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0890/ADV
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cockett - Bay Area
- Postcode
- SA5 4AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by Swansea
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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 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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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2026/1087/ADV Granted
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