Planning application
47 Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of property as 6 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
As published by the council, reference 26/02171/CLEU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02171/CLEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
- Status
- Lawful
- Decision
- Granted As published: LAWFUL
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Oldfield Park
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BA2 3BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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14 Jul 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 14 July 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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