An historic old Swansea pub looks set to have served its final pints with plans in place to transform it into housing. South Property Development want to turn the "tired" old White Swan public house in High Street into three stories of residential apartments.
The former watering hole is located on a prominent part of the street which is being rapidly modernised and developed with significant investments including new student developments and the revamp of the historic Palace Theatre. It has been a fixture of one of the city's main streets for generations and we reported in June 2022 how it had been snapped up by a mystery bidder for £210,000. You can read more about that by clicking here.
Now Swansea Council has been asked to consider plans for its complete transformation by the company who say "it is clear that a public house operation is not viable for the site". Get Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
Planning documents, submitted by Montagu Evans on behalf of South Property Development, read: "As evidenced by a series of short-term occupations by various operators and its ongoing vacancy it is clear that a public house operation is not viable at the site. South Property Investment Ltd purchased it in 2022. It is their aim to comprehensively bring it into long-term, positive use for the benefit of the city.
"The proposed development seeks to retain a commercial use at ground-floor level. Upper floors will be extended by two storeys and converted to provide eight apartments as follows: first floor, two one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom apartment; second floor, two one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom apartment; third floor, three one-bedroom apartments.
"Linked to its ongoing vacancy the site is tired in appearance and in need of update. To that end the proposed development will facilitate a significant betterment in this regard while retaining brickwork as its prevailing exterior material. Linked to the location of the site on the periphery of the city centre, active frontages will be retained at ground-floor level via the commercial units. It is considered that recent development in the vicinity has significantly altered the profile and more general appearance of the surrounding area. To that end the additional height will enable the building to conform with its surroundings and contribute positively to the regeneration of upper High Street." Swansea Council's planning department will now consider the application.
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