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19 St Helens Avenue Brynmill Swansea SA1 4ND

Refused Swansea 2026/0487/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 of property as a 7 bed 7 person Unique Use Large HMO (application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)

As published by the council, reference 2026/0487/ELD

Application record

Reference
2026/0487/ELD
Type
Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Was Not Lawful (existing)
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
Uplands - Bay Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SA1 4ND

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Mar 2026

    Received by Swansea

  2. 30 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Was Not Lawful (existing)

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 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.

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