Planning application
186 Downend Road Downend South Gloucestershire BS16 5EB
Works: Loft or dormer Domestic
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Proposal
Installation of 1no. rear dormer, and 3no. front roof lights to facilitate change of use from a dwellinghouse used by a single person or household (Class C3a) to a large house in multiple occupation (HMO) for 7no. people (Sui Generis) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (use class order) 1987 (part retrospective).
As published by the council, reference P26/01593/HMO
Application record
- Reference
- P26/01593/HMO
- Type
- House of Multiple Occupation
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Frenchay And Downend
- Parish
- Downend And Bromley Heath Parish Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- BS16 5EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Gloucestershire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P26/01463/CLP Granted
186 Downend Road Downend South Gloucestershire BS16 5EB
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation for up to 6 no. people (Class C4). Installation of 1 no. rear dormer and 3 no. rooflights to the forward roof plane. (Resubmission of P26/00933/CLP)
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P26/00933/CLP Refused
186 Downend Road Downend South Gloucestershire BS16 5EB
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation for up to 6 no. people (Class C4). Installation of 1 no. rear dormer and 3 no. rooflights to the forward roof plane.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Gloucestershire took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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About this record
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