Planning application
42 Gwydr Crescent Uplands Swansea SA2 0AB
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Use of property as a 6 bed HMO (Use Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Use)
As published by the council, reference 2021/0500/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/0500/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 24 Feb 2021
- Validated
- 1 Mar 2021
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2021
- Ward
- Uplands - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA2 0AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2021
Received by Swansea
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1 Mar 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Apr 2021
Decision issued: Was Lawful (existing)
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Swansea
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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