Planning application
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Works: New dwelling Extension Loft or dormer
Relates to 2025/2607/S99
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema to provide a mixed use scheme of commercial units and 30 no. Residential Apartments consisting of refurbishment, extension and associated works - Variation of condition 2 (approved documents) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC (as amended by S99 approval ref: 2025/2607/S99) granted 17/03/2026 to regularise the change to the internal configuration of the top floor and the installation of 2 no. rooflights
As published by the council, reference 2026/1347/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1347/S73
- Type
- Listed Building and Conservation Areas
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Postcode
- SA1 1JQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 12 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1595/DOC Awaiting decision
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Partial discharge of condition 4 (Detail drawings and Information of new openings, windows and balustrades for inside elevation) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024
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2026/1506/DOC Awaiting decision
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Discharge of part of condition 4 (Method Statement) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024
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2026/1347/S99 Awaiting decision
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema to provide a mixed use scheme of commercial units and 30 no. Residential Apartments consisting of refurbishment, extension and associated works - Variation of condition 2 (approved documents) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC (as amended by S99 approval ref: 2025/2607/S99) granted 17/03/2026 to regularise the change to the internal configuration of the top floor and the installation of 2 no. rooflights
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2026/1268/DOC Awaiting decision
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Discharge of condition 6 (External and Internal finishes) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024
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2026/1250/DOC Awaiting decision
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema to provide a mixed use scheme of commercial units and 30 no. Residential Apartments consisting of refurbishment, extension and associated works (application for Listed Building Consent) - Partial Discharge of condition 4 (6) (Detail Drawings and Information of Dormer, photovoltaic panels and new roof structure gutters) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024
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2026/0534/DOC Awaiting decision
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Discharge of Conditions 6 (Travel Plan) and 7 (Servicing, Delivery and Refuse Management Plan) of planning permission 2023/1174/FUL approved 12th August 2024
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2026/0436/DOC Granted
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Discharge of part of Condition 4 (Detail Drawings and Information) of Planning Permission 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024
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2026/0069/DOC Granted
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema to provide a mixed use scheme of commercial units and 30 no. Residential Apartments consisting of refurbishment, extension and associated works (application for Listed Building Consent) - Partial Discharge of condition 4 (2) (Replacement timber windows) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024
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2025/1568/DOC Granted
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Discharge of condition 7 (Details of Structural works) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024
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2025/0702/DOC Awaiting decision
Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Discharge of Condition 5 (Interpretation Features) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Swansea
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2025/2607/S99 Granted
Castle Cinema Worcester Place City Centre Swansea SA1 1JQ
Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema to provide a mixed use scheme of commercial units and 30 no. Residential Apartments consisting of refurbishment, extension and associated works - Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of Listed Building Consent 2023/1175/LBC granted 9th September 2024 to regularise the change to the configuration of the internal structural steelwork
Who's behind it
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Asbri Planning Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bridgend
Active · incorporated 2007 · Bridgend
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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