23/00392/CLPU

1. 31 Jan 2023

   Received by Bath and North East Somerset

2. 28 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: REFUSE

3. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 26/01385/FUL Granted

  22 Inverness Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RX

  Rear dormer loft conversion, replacement of windows and addition of timber cladding to ground floor of rear elevation.

  10 Apr 2026 88m away Full applications
• 25/04432/FUL Granted

  M & B Brake Press Engineering Limited , Bellotts Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RT

  Change of use from former M & B engineering site (Use Class B2) to a boxing gym (Use Class E).

  17 Nov 2025 103m away Full applications
• 26/02236/CLEU Decided

  26 Lyndhurst Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JH

  Use of property as HMO (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)

  10 Jun 2026 127m away Lawful development
• 25/04186/SOLPA Granted

  Booker Business Centre , Brook Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RP

  Prior Approval request for the installation of solar PV panels on the eastern and western pitches of the roof.

  28 Oct 2025 130m away Prior approval
• 23/00819/NMA Granted

  Storage Yard Adjacent To Argyle Works, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DB

  Non-Material Amendment to application 22/00687/REG03 (Erection of 8 no. affordable homes and associated works, following demolition of existing building).

  1 Mar 2023 148m away Amendments
• 23/00439/FUL Granted

  6 Lyndhurst Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JH

  Erection of single storey replacement side return extension and associated internal alterations.

  2 Feb 2023 149m away Full applications

• 25/04169/CLEU Decided

  Rowberry , Church Lane, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6TY

  Conversion of outbuilding to an annex, ancillary to the dwelling known as Rowberry, including installation of rooflights to western roof slope (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)

  27 Oct 2025 Lawful development
• 26/01826/CLEU Decided

  1 Sladebrook Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LA

  Use of propert as Student House HMO 5 bedroom (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)

  12 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02746/CLPU Awaiting decision

  13 Upper Hedgemead Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NE

  Removal of garage doors and replacement with infill screen and window (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02733/CLEU Awaiting decision

  41 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PR

  Use of 8 bed HMO as student let (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02203/CLEU Decided

  Flat 1, 22 - 23 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD

  Use of the property as a 3 bedroom student let for over 10 years (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)

  9 Jun 2026 Lawful development