Planning application
11 Richardson Street Sandfields Swansea SA1 3JE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Continued use as HMO Class C4 (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)
As published by the council, reference 2025/2487/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2487/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA1 3JE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2025
Received by Swansea
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7 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful (existing)
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Letting Solutions Swansea Limited Agent, registered in Swansea
Active · incorporated 2019 · Swansea
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 7 January 2026, 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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