Planning application
38 Marlborough Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0EA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
HMO for up to 6 people (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Use)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0552/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0552/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Uplands - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA2 0EA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Swansea
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14 May 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
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 14 May 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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