Planning application
2026/0487/ELD
19 St Helens Avenue Brynmill Swansea SA1 4ND
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by Swansea
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30 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Was Not Lawful (existing)
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within five years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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