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104 Hanover Street Central Swansea Swansea SA1 6BQ

Awaiting decision Swansea 2026/1459/ELD Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 2026/1459/ELD

Application record

Reference
2026/1459/ELD
Type
Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
Status
Being Considered
Received
4 Sep 2026
Validated
4 Sep 2026
Ward
Uplands - Bay Area
Postcode
SA1 6BQ

Comment by 30 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Swansea's portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2026/0876/ELD Refused

    104 Hanover Street Central Swansea Swansea SA1 6BQ

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

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2026

    Received by Swansea

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Swansea took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Swansea for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Swansea decided lawful development applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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 500 metres

  • 104 Hanover Street Central Swansea Swansea SA1 6BQ

    2026/0876/ELD Submitted 22 May 2026 0m away

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

    Refused Lawful development 36 docs
  • 110 Hanover Street Swansea SA1 6BQ

    2026/0875/ELD Submitted 22 May 2026 18m away

    Use of property as a HMO (Class C4)

    Granted Lawful development 16 docs
  • 119 Hanover Street Swansea SA1 6BQ

    2017/1920/FUL Submitted 30 Aug 2017 46m away

    Change of use from residential (Class C3) to 5 bedroom HMO for 5 people (Class C4)

    Granted Full applications 21 docs
  • 12 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    2019/2927/FUL Submitted 23 Dec 2019 48m away

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

    Granted Full applications 15 docs
  • 17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    2025/2414/FUL Submitted 17 Nov 2025 55m 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

    2026/0852/ELD Submitted 20 May 2026 55m away

    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)

    Refused Lawful development 36 docs

In Swansea

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    Ground floor rear extension (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    5 Aug 2026 Lawful development
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    2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
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    29 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1235/ELD Refused

    21 Malvern Terrace Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BE

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

    27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1047/PLD Granted

    48 Station Road Llanmorlais Swansea SA4 3TF

    Single storey rear extension (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    22 Jun 2026 Lawful development