The former HMT Sancta Maria Hospital site, Ffynone, Swansea (Image: Richard Youle )

A former hospital in an area of Swansea originally laid out for the middle classes to live in “Italianate villas” could be knocked down and replaced by blocks of affordable flats. The old HMT Sancta Maria site in Ffynone expanded from two neoclassical villas built there in the late 19th Century and the five proposed blocks have been designed with them in mind, according to planning documents submitted to Swansea Council.

Housing association Beacon Cymru bought the vacant site around three years ago and has explored various options to redevelop it, including a revamp of the existing buildings. Eight new houses for private sale were also considered before the current 42-flat scheme was chosen. Never m

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