Planning application
25/03191/CLEU
13 Hungerford Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BU
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
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
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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