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372A Carmarthen Road Cwmbwrla Swansea SA5 8LW

2025/0823/FULFull PlansRefused
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Refused on 20 April 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use of ground floor from commercial to 1no. two bedroom flat

Received
11 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Cwmbwrla - Area 1
  1. Received11 Apr
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.5 Sep
  4. Target8 Oct
  5. Decided20 Apr

Decided in 250 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 372A Carmarthen Road Cwmbwrla Swansea SA5 8LW. Swansea has handled 3,947 applications of this type. This one was decided in 374 days, 46 weeks longer than Swansea's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Cwmbwrla - Area 1. We hold 858 applications in total for the SA5 postcode area.

82% of full applications at City and County of Swansea Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed flat would not be provided with any private external amenity space and as a result, the proposal constitutes a substandard living arrangement that would be to the detriment of the residential amenities and health and well-being of future occupiers of the flat, contrary to Policy PS2 of the adopted Swansea Local Development Plan (2010-2025) and Supplementary Planning Guidance document Placemaking Guidance for Residential Development (2021).
  2. The proposed development, by virtue of the internal layout and lack of appropriate windows/openings to the two bedrooms, kitchen, dining room and lounge would constitute poor outlook and inadequate natural light to these habitable rooms. This would result in a substandard living arrangement that would be detrimental to the living conditions and overall well-being of the future occupiers of the flat. The development would therefore be contrary to Policy PS2 of the Swansea Local Development Plan (2010-2025) and Supplementary Planning Guidance document Placemaking Guidance for Residential Development (2021).
  3. The proposed alterations, by virtue of the removal of the bay windows, their replacement with high level windows, and the introduction of a rendered frontage, would result in an unsympathetic and overly bland façade which fails to respect the established architectural rhythm, detailing and proportions of dwellings within the surrounding street scene. As such, the development would appear visually intrusive and detrimental to the character and visual amenity of the area, contrary to Policy PS2 of the Swansea Local Development Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SA5 8LW
Application type
Full Plans
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2025
Consultation expiry
16 September 2025
Consultation start
15 August 2025
Consultation end
5 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
19 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end
9 September 2025
Target decision date
8 October 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 August 2025
Site notice end
16 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13794915
Documents
13
Constraints
38

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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