Planning application
55 Kinley Street St Thomas Swansea SA1 8HE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of property as a HMO (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1301/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1301/ELD
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was Lawful (existing)
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- St. Thomas - Bay Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA1 8HE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Swansea
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful (existing)
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24 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Being Considered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swansea granted permission on 22 September 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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