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11 St Albans Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BP

Refused Swansea 2025/1886/ELD Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Use as a HMO for 8 people (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

As published by the council, reference 2025/1886/ELD

Application record

Reference
2025/1886/ELD
Type
Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Was Not Lawful (existing)
Received
3 Sep 2025
Validated
5 Sep 2025
Decided
20 Oct 2025
Ward
Uplands - Bay Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SA2 0BP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2026/0425/PLD Withdrawn

    11 St Albans Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BP

    To change from a 7 bed HMO to an 8 bed HMO (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Decided 20 Apr 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/0060/ELD Granted

    11 St Albans Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BP

    Use of property as a 7 bed HMO (application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)

    Decided 9 Mar 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2025

    Received by Swansea

  2. 5 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Was Not Lawful (existing)

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Swansea refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 11 St Albans Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BP

    2026/0060/ELD Submitted 15 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Use of property as a 7 bed HMO (application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)

    Granted Lawful development 31 docs

  • 11 St Albans Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BP

    2026/0425/PLD Submitted 16 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    To change from a 7 bed HMO to an 8 bed HMO (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Withdrawn Lawful development 5 docs

  • 22 Finsbury Terrace Brynmill Swansea SA2 0AH

    2026/0582/FUL Submitted 9 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Retention and completion of single storey rear extension, rear roof extension and fenestration alterations to rear elevation to include two Juliet balconies

    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 9 docs
    Small domestic

  • 22 Finsbury Terrace Brynmill Swansea SA2 0AH

    2025/2708/FUL Submitted 31 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Rear dormer with Juliet balcony, and single storey rear extension with first floor balcony, associated balustrades and alterations to fenestration

    Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs
    Small domestic

  • 10 Finsbury Terrace Brynmill Swansea SA2 0AH

    2018/1359/FUL Submitted 18 Jun 2018 50 yards away

    Retention and completion of use of property as a 6 bed HMO for 6 people (Class C4) and rear garage

    Granted Full applications 12 docs

  • 55 Finsbury Terrace Brynmill Swansea SA2 0AH

    2023/0053/PLD Submitted 9 Jan 2023 100 yards away

    Single storey rear extension (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Granted Lawful development Extension 11 docs
    Small domestic

In Swansea

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    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1344/ELD Granted

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    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1525/PLD Refused

    15 Westland Avenue West Cross Swansea SA3 5NP

    Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Received 18 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1627/PLD Awaiting decision

    73 Mumbles Road West Cross Swansea SA3 5AA

    Stationing of a caravan to provide ancillary residential accommodation (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1270/ELD Refused

    188 Hanover Street Swansea SA1 6BP

    Use of property as a HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Lawful development