Bonymaen - Area 1 planning approval rate
Bonymaen - Area 1 ward in Swansea has a 89.7% approval rate based on 68 planning decisions. Swansea overall: 83.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
89.7%
ward approval rate
68
Decisions
61
Approved
7
Refused
83.1%
Swansea average
Bonymaen - Area 1 is 6.6 percentage points above the Swansea average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Bonymaen - Area 1 compares
Bonymaen - Area 1 ward
89.7%
Swansea overall
83.1%
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Recent decisions in Bonymaen - Area 1
Single storey rear extension · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Erection of a freestanding timber self-service cake shed for the sale of cakes a · Wed 02 Sep 2026
Retention and completion of works for proposed new dry storage unit extension an · Mon 29 Jun 2026
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Pennard - Area 2 (89.4%)
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Landore - Area 1 (89.9%)