Planning application
175 Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4UD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
To fell one Sycamore tree and one Elm Tree in Newton Conservationa Area
As published by the council, reference 2026/1455/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1455/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mumbles - Area 2
- Parish
- Mumbles Community Council
- Postcode
- SA3 4UD
Comment by 1 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Swansea's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Swansea
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gower Tree Work Specialists Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Swansea
Active · incorporated 2022 · Swansea
19 applications on PlanIndex · 93% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
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 tree works applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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