Planning application
23 Holloway, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of the property as a HMO (C4) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
As published by the council, reference 26/02972/CLEU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02972/CLEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- Postcode
- BA2 4PS
Comment by 11 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bath and North East Somerset through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bath and North East Somerset took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bath and North East Somerset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bath and North East Somerset decided lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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