Oldway Centre Orchard Street City Centre Swansea SA1 1LA

1. 14 Aug 2026

   Received by Swansea

2. 25 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 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 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

  2018/2663/DOC Submitted 17 Dec 2018 50 yards away

  Conversion to Student Accommodation - Discharge of conditions 5 (external finishes), 6 (building details) and 7 (external ventilation) of planning permission 2016/1320 granted 26th August 2016

  Granted Conditions 11 docs

• Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

  2019/2787/DOC Submitted 5 Dec 2019 50 yards away

  Purpose Built Student Accommodation - Discharge of Conditions 13 (Habitable room - external noise) & Condition 14 (Sound between party walls / floors) of planning permission ref: 2016/1320 granted 1st November 2016 Condition 14 - Acoustic test certificate/report submitted as evidence that the floor construction between the proposed retail area at ground floor and habitable rooms above achieve the minimum sound performance requirements as specified.

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• 36 Oldway Centre Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

  2018/1649/NMA Submitted 20 Jul 2018 50 yards away

  Conversion to Student Accommodation - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2016/1320 to allow minor alterations to window dimensions to accommodate the existing concrete structure and in respect of external cladding material

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 10 docs

• Oldway Centre Orchard Street Swansea SA1 1LA

  2026/1334/NMA Submitted 13 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 2016/1320 granted 14th February 2017 to allow the temporary use of five existing cluster units, B1.1 to B1.5, on the first floor of Block B as five Houses in Multiple Occupation within Use Class C4 for a period of five years. The units comprise 28 bedspaces and would be occupied by non-students during this period. No physical alterations are proposed, and all other accommodation within the Oldway Centre would remain in approved student accommodation use. On expiry of the five-year period, the affected units would revert to their approved student accommodation use.

  Awaiting decision Amendments 8 docs
  Several homes

• Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street Swansea SA1 5AQ

  2019/0825/NMA Submitted 9 Apr 2019 50 yards away

  Purpose Built Student Development - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2016/1320 granted 26th August 2016 in respect minor alterations in respect of 3no. overhead louvred panels in Block A, and 1no. in Block B, incorporated within the Curtain wall system, substituting the 'Metallic Aluminium' cladding panels on Block B with 'Graphite Grey', and the glazing arrangement on the retail area on the High Street elevation of Block B.

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 6 docs

• Oldway Centre 36 Orchard Street City Centre Swansea SA1 5AQ

  2019/1114/DOC Submitted 15 May 2019 50 yards away

  Conversion to Student Accommodation - Discharge of conditions 9 (travel plan), 11 (details of refuse and recycling storage) and 12 (details of cycle storage) of planning permission 2016/1320 granted 26th August 2016

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• 2026/1148/DOC Granted

  The Haven Reynoldston Swansea SA3 1AD

  Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Planning Permission 2025/1870/FUL granted 27th March 2026

  Received 10 Jul, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 2026/1580/DOC Granted

  138 Bishopston Road Bishopston Swansea SA3 3EU

  Discharge of condition 4 (ecological enhancement) of planning permission 2024/1871/S73 granted 20th November 2024

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Conditions
• 2026/1387/DOC Granted

  Pleasant View Stones Field Penmaen Swansea SA3 2HQ

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Ecological Enhancement Measures), 6 (CEMP), 7 (Invasive Non-Native Species Management Plan) and 8 (Construction Method Statement) of Planning Permission 2025/2422/FUL granted 28th May 2026

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 2026/1500/DOC Granted

  Rhossili National Trust Car Park Rhossili Swansea SA3 1PP

  Discharge of condition 3 of Planning Permission 2026/0580/FUL granted 22nd April 2026

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 2026/1486/DOC Granted

  Site B3 Riverside Wharf Swansea Waterfront Swansea SA1 8AW

  Construction of residential units and associated ground floor commercial unit, access, car parking, landscaping and infrastructure works (outline) - Discharge of condition 26 (Sensitive External Lighting Strategy) of planning permission 2023/0357/OUT granted 22nd September 2023

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Conditions