Planning application
9 Argyle Street Sandfields Swansea SA1 3TA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of property as a 4 person House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) (application for Certificate of Existing Lawful Use)
As published by the council, reference 2019/2319/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2019/2319/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 7 Oct 2019
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2019
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA1 3TA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2019
Received by Swansea
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8 Oct 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Was Lawful (existing)
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9 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Huw Griffiths Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Swansea
Active · incorporated 2002 · Swansea
148 applications on PlanIndex · 88% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 2 December 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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