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14 Challacombe Place Newton Swansea SA3 4TN

2026/1021/TPOTPO ConsentRefused

Refused on 11 August 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

To fell 1 Norway Maple tree covered by TPO 213

Received
17 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mumbles - Area 2
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.10 Jul
  4. Target12 Aug
  5. Decided11 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 14 Challacombe Place Newton Swansea SA3 4TN. Swansea has handled 437 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Swansea's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Mumbles - Area 2. We hold 2,234 applications in total for the SA3 postcode area.

94% of trees 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 applicant has failed to provide a compelling reason to justify the adverse effect that the removal of the tree would have on the visual amenities of the locality.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SA3 4TN
Application type
TPO Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mumbles Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026
Consultation expiry
13 July 2026
Consultation start
19 June 2026
Consultation end
10 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
22 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 July 2026
Target decision date
12 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Monkey Tree Care
Agent address
25 Tanygraig Road Bynea Llanelli SA14 9LH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
36

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Swansea

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