Planning application
5 Melcombe Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00673/CLEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
- Status
- Lawful
- Decision
- Granted As published: LAWFUL
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Westmoreland
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA2 3LR
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
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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 granted permission on 7 April 2026, 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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