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27 And 27A Burrows Road Sandfields Swansea SA1 3UQ

Granted Swansea 2026/0268/ELD Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing

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

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by Swansea

  2. 10 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Was Lawful (existing)

  3. 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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What 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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