Flat 1 122 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UN

1. 12 Jun 2026

   Received by Swansea

2. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 August 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.

This application is with Swansea for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Swansea decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 122 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UN

  2019/2185/PRE Submitted 17 Sep 2019 50 yards away

  PRE APP - Use of property as a 6 person HMO (Class C4)

  Decided Other 4 docs

• 122 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UN

  2020/0053/FUL Submitted 12 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  Change of use from dwelling to 1 no. two bedroom flat, 2 no. one bedroom flats and 2 no. studio flats with associated works

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 15 docs
  Domestic

• 122 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UN

  2020/0658/FUL Submitted 8 Apr 2020 50 yards away

  Change of use from a 5 bed single dwelling house to 2 self contained flats

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 12 docs
  Domestic

• 124 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UN

  2018/2582/FUL Submitted 10 Dec 2018 50 yards away

  Change of use from residential (Class C3) to 6 bed HMO (Class C4)

  Refused Full applications 11 docs

• 119 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UN

  2024/1011/ELD Submitted 28 May 2024 50 yards away

  Continued use as a 5 bed HMO (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Use)

  Granted Lawful development 8 docs

• 115 St Helens Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UN

  2020/0004/FUL Submitted 30 Dec 2019 50 yards away

  Change of use from 6 bed HMO (Class C4) to 7 bed HMO (Unique Use)

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 2026/1645/PLD Awaiting decision

  27 Sycamore Road West Cross Swansea SA3 5LB

  Detached outbuilding (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1344/ELD Granted

  50 Eversley Road Sketty Swansea SA2 9DA

  Raised deck (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1525/PLD Refused

  15 Westland Avenue West Cross Swansea SA3 5NP

  Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

  Received 18 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1627/PLD Awaiting decision

  73 Mumbles Road West Cross Swansea SA3 5AA

  Stationing of a caravan to provide ancillary residential accommodation (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1270/ELD Refused

  188 Hanover Street Swansea SA1 6BP

  Use of property as a HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Lawful development