Town of Swansea · Planning Board

Site Plan Review

For new construction, change of use, or alteration / expansion subject to Site Plan Review under Swansea Bylaw Article IX. Walk through the steps below — most filings take under ten minutes.

Project

Where is it, and what are you doing?

Project name *

Site address *

Assessor’s Map

Lot(s)

Start typing the site address — we’ll suggest matches from the town’s parcel list and fill Map / Lot for you. Or enter Map and Lot directly and the address will autopopulate. You can also leave Map / Lot blank — staff will look it up.

What kind of project is this? *

New construction

A brand-new structure on the site.

Change in use

The building exists; the use is changing.

Alteration / expansion

Adding, modifying, or expanding existing.

Zoning district

Briefly describe the project (optional)

Applicant

The person filing this application.

Full name *

Mailing address *

Phone (optional)

Email *

Property owner

Who legally owns the parcel.

Are you the property owner? *

Yes — I am the owner

Same name and address as Step 2.

No — different owner

Provide the owner’s information below.

Engineering / architectural firm

If a firm prepared the plans, list them here so reviewers can reach out directly. Leave blank if you’re submitting on your own.

Firm name

Address

Telephone number

Contact person

Building Inspector

Site Plan Review starts as a referral from the Building Inspector’s office.

Yes — already submitted

I’ve filed the application and fees with the Building Inspector.

Not yet

Staff will follow up about the BI step before review begins.

Plans & supporting documents

Drag in your site plans, drainage report, photos — anything that helps reviewers.

Drop files here or browse

PDF, images, CAD (.dwg / .dxf), Word, Excel, ZIP — up to 500 MB

You don’t need everything today — you can email additional drawings to the Planning Office once your project number is assigned.

Anything else?

Optional — context the planner should know up front.

Notes for the planner

Certify & submit

Read carefully. This is a sworn submission to the Planning Board.

I certify the information above is accurate. I acknowledge that the administrative fee, engineering escrow deposit, plan sets, and PDF / AutoCAD files must be delivered to the Planning Department to complete this filing, and that a written copy of the Planning Board’s recommendations must accompany the building permit application.

Once submitted you’ll get a project number and a status link by email.

Personal information is used only by the Planning Board and never published on the public site.