Swansea planning applications

Search, track and analyse every planning application in Swansea— updated daily from the council’s own register.

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Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate

28.2% of appeals overturn this council

Ranks #128 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 284 appeals decided

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Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

Property market · HM Land Registry

£202,250 median sale price

+0.6% year on year · 2,604 sales in the last 12 months

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Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.

Energy performance · EPC certificates

41.7% of homes rated EPC C or above

Ranks #241 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 86,905 certificates

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% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

10 most-recent applications

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Reference	Address	Description	Type	Received
2026/1594/FUL	8 Woodcote Killay Swansea	Repair, refurbishment and extension of detached outbuilding	Fullplanning	30 Sept 2026
2026/1595/DOC	Castle Cinema Worcester Place Swansea	Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Redevelopment of the Former Castle Cinema - Partial discharge of condition…	Dischargeconditions	30 Sept 2026
2026/1596/DOC	1-11 Whitewalls Swansea	Change of use of upper floors to provide 15 residential units, with creation of new ground floor entrance lobby, cycle…	Dischargeconditions	30 Sept 2026
2026/1588/PRE	Ebenezer Methodist Church Neath Road Plasmarl Swansea	PRE APP for conversion/change of use of former chapel to 6 no 2 bed flats	Changeofuse	29 Sept 2026

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curl -H "x-api-key: $PLANNEXUS_KEY" \
  "https://api.plannexus.io/v1/applications?\
  authority_gss=W06000011&limit=50"

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About this data

We index every application published on Swansea’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:

https://planningapps.swansea.gov.uk/online-applications

Newest application received 30 Sept 2026.

Swansea planning FAQs

How do I search Swansea planning applications for free?

This page lists the latest applications received by Swansea, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 802 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Swansea — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.

How often is Swansea planning data updated?

PlanNexus indexes Swansea's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 30 Sept 2026.

How often are Swansea planning decisions overturned at appeal?

28.2% of appeals against Swansea decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 284 decided appeals.

How do I check the planning history of a property in Swansea?

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