Planning application
8A The Avenue, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2BU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
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
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00099/CLPU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Proposed) 192
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- REFUSE
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Keynsham North
- Parish
- Keynsham Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BS31 2BU
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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Bath and North East Somerset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
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