Planning application
51 Southward Lane Newton Swansea SA3 4QD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To fell one mature Monkey Puzzle tree covered by TPO 44
As published by the council, reference 2026/0900/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0900/TPO
- Type
- TPO Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mumbles - Area 2
- Parish
- Mumbles Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA3 4QD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Swansea
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22 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Rachel Downs Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- FINAL OFFICER REPORT
- FINAL DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- GOOGLE MAP TREE LOCATION
- GOOGLE MAP
- PHOTO 2
- PHOTO 1
- PHOTO 3
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 22 July 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 tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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