Planning application
26/00099/CLPU
8A The Avenue, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2BU
Proposal
Use of the property licensed HMO as a childrens home for a maximum of 5 young people with 24/7 staffing support on both days and nights. (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
As published by the council, reference 26/00099/CLPU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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19 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: REFUSE
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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.
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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26/01319/TCA Granted
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26/02789/TCA Awaiting decision
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T1 - Willow - Re-pollard to previous points.
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21/00155/FUL Granted
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20/04944/LBA Granted
20 Bristol Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2BQ
Internal and external alterations to create 2 No. roof windows (1 to private courtyard roof slope and 1 to west facing gable roof slope) and 1 No. window to street facing gable to serve converted loft space and retrospective permission for creation of partitions and other minor works to roof space
Other lawful development applications
In Bath and North East Somerset
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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)
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26/01826/CLEU Decided
1 Sladebrook Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LA
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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).
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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).
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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)