Planning application
Unit 7 66 - 70 Morfa Road Hafod Swansea SA1 2EF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Addition of solar panels to roof (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1367/PLD
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1367/PLD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert - Proposed
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Landore - Area 1
- Postcode
- SA1 2EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Swansea
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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 lawful development applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
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.
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