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Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1

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    Added on 06/10/2026

    About this property

    • To be offered on Wednesday 21 October

    • Prominent Freehold Waterfront Development Site

    • Comprising approximately 0.8 acres (0.32 hectares) of brownfield land

    • Presents significant redevelopment potential

    • Well located on Swansea Waterfront, within the SA1 regeneration area

    • Benefits from planning consent for a 287 bedroom student accommodation scheme

    • Extant consent for a 164 bedroom hotel

    • VAT is not applicable

    • Vacant

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    Auction Sale - 20/10/2026 - To book viewings, view the legal pack and register to bid please refer to the full sales particulars on the Savills Auctions website. -

    Prominent Freehold Waterfront Development Site of approximately 0.80 acres within the Swansea Waterfront regeneration area. Benefits from planning consent for a 287 bedroom student accommodation scheme. Vacant.

    Description

    The property is arranged on a site of approximately 0.32 Hectares (0.80 acres) and within the the SA1 regeneration area.

    SA1 Swansea Waterfront is a major brownfield regeneration area on the Prince of Wales Dock that was established by the Welsh Government to transform former docklands into a vibrant mixed-use district with residential, office, leisure, retail, and educational facilities. Key developments include the University of Wales Trinity St David (uwtsd) campus, new bridges, parks, and various commercial and residential buildings, aiming to create new jobs and a sustainable urban community.

    Location

    Swansea is one of South Wales' principal Cities, located some 4 miles south of the M4 motorway, between Junctions 44 and 47.

    Tenancy

    Vacant

    Accommodation

    0.32 Ha (0.80 Acres)

    Planning

    The property may lend itself to a variety of alternative uses and redevelopment within the Local Plan.

    The site benefits from extant consent for a 287-bedroom student accommodation scheme (planning reference: 2021/2474/S73), granted September 2021. The planning consent provides for the construction of a purpose built student accommodation building ranging from 4 to 6 storeys high, plus duplex, incorporating 287 bedrooms with ancillary communal facilities, 3 commercial units, 43 space undercroft car park.

    In 2009, the site was granted planning permission (extant) for a 164-bedroom hotel.

    All enquiries in this regard should be made with the local authority, Swansea Council

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