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188 Hanover Street Swansea SA1 6BP

Refused Swansea 2026/1270/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 HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)

As published by the council, reference 2026/1270/ELD

Application record

Reference
2026/1270/ELD
Type
Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Was Not Lawful (existing)
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Decided
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Uplands - Bay Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SA1 6BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by Swansea

  2. 20 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 5 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Was Not Lawful (existing)

  5. 6 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Being Considered.

Documents

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

6 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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