Planning application
Awa Restaurant 8 - 14 College Street Swansea SA1 5AE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of second floor from ancillary restaurant storage to self-contained residential apartment (Class C3) and addition of rear first floor storage room.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1553/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1553/FUL
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Being Considered
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Postcode
- SA1 5AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2026
Received by Swansea
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1 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Who's behind it
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SGW Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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