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17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

Refused Swansea 2026/0852/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 building as two residential unit, the ground floor and basement form Flat 1 which is a 4 bed HMO (Class C4) and a maisonette flat on the upper floors that is a 5 bed HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

As published by the council, reference 2026/0852/ELD

Application record

Reference
2026/0852/ELD
Type
Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Was Not Lawful (existing)
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Decided
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Uplands - Bay Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SA1 6BR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 3 refused.

  • 2026/1482/ELD Awaiting decision

    17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    Use of building as two HMO units, a ground floor and basement 4 bed HMO flat (Class C4) and a 5 bed HMO flat on the upper floors (Class C4)

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/0301/FUL Refused

    17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    Second floor extension to the rear to create a bedroom, along with the conversion of an existing first floor bedroom to form a new lounge, maintaining 9 No. HMO beds in total

    Decided 24 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 2025/2414/FUL Refused

    17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    Change from a 9-Bed HMO to one 5-Bed HMO and one 4-Bed HMO

    Decided 23 Jan 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 May 2026

    Received by Swansea

  2. 22 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Was Not Lawful (existing)

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

36 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    2026/1482/ELD Submitted 8 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

    Use of building as two HMO units, a ground floor and basement 4 bed HMO flat (Class C4) and a 5 bed HMO flat on the upper floors (Class C4)

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 47 docs

  • 17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    2025/2414/FUL Submitted 17 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Change from a 9-Bed HMO to one 5-Bed HMO and one 4-Bed HMO

    Refused Full applications 10 docs

  • 17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    2026/0301/FUL Submitted 25 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Second floor extension to the rear to create a bedroom, along with the conversion of an existing first floor bedroom to form a new lounge, maintaining 9 No. HMO beds in total

    Refused Full applications Extension 8 docs

  • 12 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    2019/2927/FUL Submitted 23 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Change of use from a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to a Children's Home (Class C2)

    Granted Full applications 15 docs

  • 104 Hanover Street Central Swansea Swansea SA1 6BQ

    2026/1459/ELD Submitted 4 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

    Use of property an a HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 22 docs

  • 104 Hanover Street Central Swansea Swansea SA1 6BQ

    2026/0876/ELD Submitted 22 May 2026 50 yards away

    Use of property as a HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

    Refused Lawful development 36 docs

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    27 Sycamore Road West Cross Swansea SA3 5LB

    Detached outbuilding (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1344/ELD Granted

    50 Eversley Road Sketty Swansea SA2 9DA

    Raised deck (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1525/PLD Refused

    15 Westland Avenue West Cross Swansea SA3 5NP

    Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Received 18 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1627/PLD Awaiting decision

    73 Mumbles Road West Cross Swansea SA3 5AA

    Stationing of a caravan to provide ancillary residential accommodation (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1270/ELD Refused

    188 Hanover Street Swansea SA1 6BP

    Use of property as a HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Lawful development