Waunarlwydd - Bay Area planning approval rate
Waunarlwydd - Bay Area ward in Swansea has a 90.5% approval rate based on 21 planning decisions. Swansea overall: 83.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
90.5%
ward approval rate
21
Decisions
19
Approved
2
Refused
83.1%
Swansea average
Waunarlwydd - Bay Area is 7.4 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 Waunarlwydd - Bay Area compares
Waunarlwydd - Bay Area ward
90.5%
Swansea overall
83.1%
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Recent decisions in Waunarlwydd - Bay Area
Proposed replacement garage with first floor office for mixed use as Residential · Mon 06 Jul 2026
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