Planning application
13 Hungerford Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from C3 (Residential) to C4 (House of Multiple Occupancy) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use) These are the facts:- 1. This house has been rented out to three students at Bath University since at least 2009. At this time, a three bedroom house did not have to be an HMO. 2. Bath University accredited this property from 2009. 3. BANES introduced HMO's for three bedroom houses in 2013. 4. 13 Hungerford Road became a registered BANES HMO in 2013. The HMO licence number is: 18/03140/HMOADD
As published by the council, reference 25/03191/CLEU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03191/CLEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
- Status
- Lawful
- Decision
- Granted As published: LAWFUL
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Kingsmead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BA1 3BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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26 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Nov 2025
Decision issued: LAWFUL
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 4 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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