Planning application
Valve Tower Upper Lliw Reservoir Swansea SA5 7NS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Internal works to Upper Lliw Valve tower comprising refurbishment and partial replacement of valve components, installation of new electrically operated actuators and control systems, replacement of ladders and platforms to improve safe access, removal of redundant equipment and obstructions and minor modification to pipework at the base of the shaft (application for Listed Building Consent)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1105/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1105/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Clydach - Area 1
- Postcode
- SA5 7NS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Swansea
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Mott Macdonald Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1976 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 97 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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