Planning application
26/00673/CLEU
5 Melcombe Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LR
Proposal
Use of property as House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) for student accommodation (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
As published by the council, reference 26/00673/CLEU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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7 Apr 2026
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00780/CLEU Decided
39 Faulkland Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LT
Use of property as HMO (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
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26/00159/CLEU Decided
48 Faulkland Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LT
Use of property as HMO (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)
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25/03727/COND Decided
Wansdyke Business Centre, Oldfield Lane, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of conditions 11, 12, 18 and 19 of application 24/01978/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans List (Compliance) and 3 (Materials Samples) of application 24/00132/VAR which varied condition nos. 2 (Approved Plans List), 5 (Landscaping), 6 (SuDS Drainage Design), 7 (Construction Method Statement), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 9 (Bat Survey and Mitigation), 15 (Construction of Access) and 16 (Cycle Parking) of application 22/01055/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 and 7 of application 20/01765/FUL (Erection of a 68-bed care home (Use Class C2) following demolition of the existing buildings and structures, with associated access, parking and landscaping)).
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25/03221/AR Granted
Darcy Gardens, Oldfield Lane, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Display of one externally illuminated 'v' shaped post sign, one non illuminated post mounted directional sign, one set of individual non illuminated letters, one externally illuminated wall mounted sign, one non illuminated leaf logo, one externally illuminated post mounted directional sign
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25/03511/FUL Granted
57 Third Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NZ
Conversion of roof space, including erection of rear elevation roof dormer to form additional bedroom.
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26/02132/CLEU Decided
60 St Kilda's Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3QJ
Use as House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
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
Use of propert as Student House HMO 5 bedroom (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)
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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)