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42 Eaton Road Brynhyfryd Swansea SA5 9JU

2025/2349/FULFull PlansRefused
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Refused on 7 April 2026

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

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Proposal

First floor rear extension and conversion to two flats

Received
10 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Cwmbwrla - Area 1
  1. Received10 Nov
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 61 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 42 Eaton Road Brynhyfryd Swansea SA5 9JU. Swansea has handled 3,947 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 14 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 proposal for two residential units on this constrained site would result in an overintensive use that would have a significant harmful impact upon the living conditions and overall well- being of the future occupiers of the development by virtue of: insufficient internal space within each unit; insufficient outdoor amenity space for each unit; excessive noise, disturbance, overlooking and poor outlook to the ground floor unit as a result of the comings and goings, parking and storage associated with neighbouring commercial uses; and insufficient outlook for the future occupiers of the rear ground floor bedroom as a result of the proximity of the rear boundary fence. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policy PS2 of the Swansea Local Development Plan (2010-2025) and contrary to the adopted supplementary planning guidance document Placemaking Guidance for Residential Development (2021).
  2. The proposed development would result in an increase in parking demand that cannot be accommodated off-street and would increase the likelihood of indiscriminate parking within the vicinity of the site which would be detrimental to highway and pedestrian safety and the free flow of local traffic in the locality. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policies T1, T6 and PS2 of the Swansea Local Development Plan (2010-2025) and contrary to the adopted supplementary planning guidance document City and County of Swansea Parking Standards (2012).
  3. The application has not demonstrated, through the submission of a preliminary roost assessment, that the scheme would not have a harmful impact upon protected species and that it would deliver biodiversity net benefit and ecosystem resilience. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy 9 of Future Wales: The National Plan, Policies PS 2 and ER 8 of the Swansea Local Development Plan (2010-2025) and contrary to the adopted supplementary planning guidance document Biodiversity and Development (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SA5 9JU
Application type
Full Plans
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Consultation expiry
1 April 2026
Consultation start
6 February 2026
Consultation end
27 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 March 2026
Target decision date
2 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
11 March 2026
Site notice end
1 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
46

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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