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To object to a planning application in Swansea, find it on Swansea Council's planning portal and comment within 21 days. Quote the reference and stick to material planning considerations. To see every new application as it arrives, use PlanWatch's Swansea planning applications page.
Swansea receives about 117 planning applications a month by PlanWatch's count, 174 in the last 30 days of our data. Each one has its own comment deadline, usually 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice.
How Swansea Council takes comments
Online, on the planning portal
Search for the application number and use the 'comment on application' link. You don't need an account: the form asks for your name, address and email, then checks your email with a one-time password before the comment is sent. Open the Swansea portal.
By post
Planning Control Team, Planning and City Regeneration, The Guildhall, Swansea SA1 4PE. Quote the reference, and allow time for delivery before the closing date.
Checked on Swansea Council's own pages on 27 October 2026: swansea.gov.uk: Comment on a planning application, swansea.gov.uk: Planningcontrolcontact, swansea.gov.uk: Planningsearch. Councils change their process, so check the application's own page for its closing date.
Swansea planning in numbers
PlanWatch reads Swansea's planning register regularly. It recorded 1,406 applications in the 12 months to 30 October 2026.
| Measure | Swansea |
|---|---|
| Applications recorded | 1,406 (about 117 a month) |
| Received in the last 30 days of data | 174 |
| Already decided | 47% (664) |
| Still awaiting a decision | 742 |
| Approval rate, recorded outcomes | Not shown: no recorded approve-or-refuse outcomes yet, under our minimum of 30 |
What Swansea residents apply for
| Type of work | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Extensions | 366 | 26% |
| Change of use and conversions | 207 | 15% |
| Lofts, dormers and roof extensions | 114 | 8% |
| Trees | 96 | 7% |
| Demolition | 68 | 5% |
Types are read from each application's description, so one application can count under more than one. 132 were follow-up paperwork (discharging conditions, amendments), which is rarely worth an objection.
Recent Swansea applications
The newest Swansea applications PlanWatch holds that are still awaiting a decision. Comments may still be open on these: the closing date is on each one's council page.
| Reference | Where | Proposal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/1805/PRE | Wynter Court, Treboeth (SA5) | PRE APP to replace existing raised decking and stairs in the rear garden to a modular galvanised steel ramp retaining the raised decked areas… | Awaiting decision, received 30 October 2026 |
| 2026/1164/FUL | Llangyfelach Road, Brynhyfryd (SA5) | Retrospective application for extension of existing enclosed timber decked area to rear of property and installation of a wall mounted television… | Awaiting decision, received 29 October 2026 |
| 2026/1503/PLD | Voylart Road, Dunvant (SA2) | Replacement single storey side extension (Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development) | Awaiting decision, received 29 October 2026 |
| 2026/1656/FUL | Swansea (SA1) | Demolition of a nightclub premises and construction of 16 apartments with associated parking. | Awaiting decision, received 29 October 2026 |
PlanWatch has not yet recorded a named decision (approved or refused) for Swansea in this period: the register publishes decisions without the outcome, or we haven't read them yet.
We show the street or area only, never a house number or anyone's name. Search your postcode on the Swansea planning page to see what's near you.
What you can object to
An objection only counts if it is about a material planning consideration. Loss of value, a private view, competition or who the applicant is do not count. Most Swansea applications are extensions and change of use and conversions, so these are the grounds that come up most here:
Also: overbearing impact, traffic and parking, character of the area, trees, construction disruption, drainage and flooding. Then write it up with the objection letter guide or the template. Numbers alone rarely decide it: see how many objections stop an application.
Get alerted before the comment deadline
The 21-day clock starts when Swansea Council notifies neighbours or puts up the site notice, not when you happen to notice the scaffolding. PlanWatch reads the Swansea register regularly and adds new applications as they appear. Search your postcode free, save it to a free account, and on a paid plan get an email within hours of a new application near you reaching the register, while there is still time to comment.
Already found the application? If you think the decision was wrong, read whether you can object after approval.
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Build my objection letterObjecting in Swansea: questions
How long do I have to object to a planning application in Swansea?
Swansea Council gives 21 days to comment: "We normally allow 21 days for comments to be made from the date the application is publicised." Comments should arrive within the period given on the site or press notice.
Can I object to a Swansea planning application by email?
Swansea Council asks for comments online on the planning portal or by post to Planning Control Team, Planning and City Regeneration, The Guildhall, Swansea SA1 4PE; it does not publish an email address for planning comments. Search for the application number and use the 'comment on application' link. You don't need an account: the form asks for your name, address and email, then checks your email with a one-time password before the comment is sent.
Will Swansea Council publish my objection?
No: "Any comments submitted will NOT appear online." For applications decided at Planning Committee, comments including your name and address are open to inspection on request. Not accepted: "Anonymous comments received will not be considered when evaluating the application."
Can I speak at the Swansea planning committee?
Anyone who has already commented can make a statement to the Planning Committee, limited to 5 minutes in total, so speakers may need to share the time. Register with Democratic Services by midday on the working day before the meeting.
How many planning applications does Swansea get?
PlanWatch recorded 1,406 planning applications for Swansea in the 12 months to 30 October 2026, about 117 a month, 174 of them in the last 30 days of that period. None of them has yet a recorded approve-or-refuse outcome, too few for an approval rate.
Disclaimer: PlanWatch provides general information about UK planning processes. This content is not legal advice. Check the application's own page on the Swansea portal for its closing date.