Castle - Bay Area planning approval rate
Castle - Bay Area ward in Swansea has a 91.2% approval rate based on 308 planning decisions. Swansea overall: 85.8%.
Last updated: August 2026
91.2%
ward approval rate
308
Decisions
281
Approved
27
Refused
85.8%
Swansea average
Castle - Bay Area is 5.4 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
91.2%
Swansea overall
85.8%
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Recent decisions in Castle - Bay Area
Change of use from a 2 bedroom house (Class C3) to a 4 bedroom HMO (Class C4) · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Change of use from Class A1 to Class A3 · Tue 18 Aug 2026
Conversion of upper three commercial floors to residential and one additional fl · Thu 13 Aug 2026
Flat roof repairs and associated minor repairs at roof level (application for Li · Mon 10 Aug 2026
Digital Shopfronts installed on Cupid Way, Swansea. · Fri 07 Aug 2026
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