Unit 23b Crofty Industrial Estate Crofty Swansea SA4 3RS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0973/FUL - Full Plans Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Refurbishment of existing shipping container and the change of use of the container as a Cafe Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FINAL DELEGATED REPORT Adroddiad - Report · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FINAL DECISION NOTICE Hysbysiad Penderfyniad - Decision Notice · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Ymgynghoriad Ymgyngoreion - Consultee Consultation Ymgynghoriad Ymgyngoreion - Consultee Consultation · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Special area of conservation 170 m away: Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries / Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
SSSI 170 m away: Burry Inlet and Loughor Estuary
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Recorded adit 43 m away; National landscape 386 m away: Gower.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Swansea
Application type
Full Plans
Postcode
SA4 3RS
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Penclawdd - Area 2
Parish
Llanrhidian Higher Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days faster than Swansea's median of 63 for changes of use. Approved, as 73% of changes of use here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
138decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Swansea in the last twelve months, from validation. Swansea decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14965874
Planning Portal ref
PP-14965874
Consultation
16 Jun 2026
Comments by
7 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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