Planning application
27 And 27A Burrows Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of 27 Burrows Road as a 6 Person HMO (Class C4) and 27a Burrows Road as a 6 Person HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Use)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0268/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0268/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Castle - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA1 3UQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Swansea
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful (existing)
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 10 April 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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