St. Thomas - Bay Area planning approval rate
St. Thomas - Bay Area ward in Swansea has a 85.1% approval rate based on 74 planning decisions. Swansea overall: 86.1%.
Last updated: March 2026
85.1%
ward approval rate
74
Decisions
63
Approved
11
Refused
86.1%
Swansea average
St. Thomas - Bay Area is broadly in line with the Swansea average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How St. Thomas - Bay Area compares
St. Thomas - Bay Area ward
85.1%
Swansea overall
86.1%
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Recent decisions in St. Thomas - Bay Area
Partial demolition and alteration of an unauthorised single-storey rear extensio · Mon 19 Jan 2026
Change of use from residential (Class C3) to a 5 bed HMO (Class C4) · Fri 22 Aug 2025
Demolition of existing lean-to extension and construction of new single storey s · Fri 04 Apr 2025
Prior approval notification under Part 11 of GPDO of proposed alterations to exi · Fri 10 Jan 2025
Full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and structures · Mon 09 Dec 2024
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Swansea
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,873 decisions.