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15 Cwmrhydyceirw Road Cwmrhydyceirw Swansea SA6 6LH

2026/1169/FULFull PlansRefused
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Refused on 9 October 2026

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

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Proposal

Conversion of dwelling into two flats with external staircase

Received
13 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 11 October 2026
Ward
Morriston - Area 1
  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated10 Aug
  3. Consult.4 Sep
  4. Target5 Oct
  5. Decided9 Oct

Decided in 60 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 15 Cwmrhydyceirw Road Cwmrhydyceirw Swansea SA6 6LH. Swansea has handled 3,947 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 6 weeks longer than Swansea's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Morriston - Area 1. We hold 1,360 applications in total for the SA6 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 external staircase required to access the first floor flat would be positioned immediately adjacent to habitable room windows serving the proposed ground floor flat, including windows serving a bedroom and the kitchen/living area. The resulting comings and goings associated with access to the first floor flat would give rise to an unacceptable loss of privacy and an unduly intrusive living environment for future occupants of the ground floor flat. The proposal would therefore fail to provide a satisfactory standard of residential amenity and would be contrary to Policy PS2 of the Swansea Local Development Plan (2010-2025).
  2. The proposed development, by virtue of the outdoor amenity space being sited directly adjacent to the bedroom and kitchen/living room window of the ground floor flat, would create a substandard living arrangement, giving rise to a loss of privacy and unreasonable noise and disturbance to the occupiers of the ground floor flat. This would be detrimental to their residential amenity and overall wellbeing, contrary to Policy PS2 of the Swansea Local Development Plan (2010-2025).
  3. The application has failed to demonstrate, through the submission of appropriate ecological information, including a Preliminary Roost Assessment, that the scheme would not have a harmful impact upon protected species or habitats of ecological interest or provide appropriate ecological enhancements to demonstrate ecosystem resilience. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies PS2, ER8 and ER9 of the Swansea Local Development Plan (2010-2025) and the Council's Supplementary Planning Guidance 'Biodiversity and Development' (adopted February 2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SA6 6LH
Application type
Full Plans
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 August 2026
Consultation expiry
8 September 2026
Consultation start
14 August 2026
Consultation end
4 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 September 2026
Target decision date
5 October 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
18 August 2026
Site notice end
8 September 2026

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    19 Feb

    Conversion of a dwelling into four flats plus a two storey rear extension

    RefusedFull Plans2026/0274/FUL

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