Waterfront - Bay Area planning approval rate
Waterfront - Bay Area ward in Swansea has a 100.0% approval rate based on 22 planning decisions. Swansea overall: 86.1%.
Last updated: April 2026
100.0%
ward approval rate
22
Decisions
22
Approved
0
Refused
86.1%
Swansea average
Waterfront - Bay Area is 13.9 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 Waterfront - Bay Area compares
Waterfront - Bay Area ward
100.0%
Swansea overall
86.1%
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Recent decisions in Waterfront - Bay Area
Retention of rear first floor balcony area · Thu 05 Feb 2026
Construction of 108 residential units and associated works - Discharge of condit · Thu 27 Nov 2025
Conversion of existing student halls of residence, a sandwich shop and office sp · Thu 02 Oct 2025
Outline Permission for the SA1 Waterfront Development to facilitate the implemen · Wed 03 Sep 2025
Construction of 108 residential units and associated works - approval of reserve · 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.
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