Castle - Bay Area planning approval rate
Castle - Bay Area ward in Swansea has a 92.4% approval rate based on 223 planning decisions. Swansea overall: 86.1%.
Last updated: March 2026
92.4%
ward approval rate
223
Decisions
206
Approved
17
Refused
86.1%
Swansea average
Castle - Bay Area is 6.3 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 Castle - Bay Area compares
Castle - Bay Area ward
92.4%
Swansea overall
86.1%
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Recent decisions in Castle - Bay Area
External re-cladding of facade of four existing residential blocks - Non Materia · Wed 25 Feb 2026
Multi storey car park North of Oystermouth Road, commercial units and detached r · Mon 09 Feb 2026
Construction of a drive thru restaurant (Class A3), alterations to retail park c · Tue 06 Jan 2026
Refurbishment and construction of four storey rear extensions and roof top bar e · Tue 30 Sep 2025
Conversion of Llys Glas Student Accommodation into Temporary Supported Accommoda · Thu 28 Aug 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Swansea
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,873 decisions.