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17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

Awaiting decision Swansea 2026/1482/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 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)

As published by the council, reference 2026/1482/ELD

Application record

Reference
2026/1482/ELD
Type
Lawful Dev. Cert. - Existing
Status
Being Considered
Received
8 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Uplands - Bay Area
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.

  • 2026/0852/ELD Refused

    17 Woodlands Terrace Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6BR

    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)

    Decided 8 Jul 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. 8 Sep 2026

    Received by Swansea

  2. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

47 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 50 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 0.3 miles

  • 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

    2026/0852/ELD Submitted 20 May 2026 50 yards 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

  • 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

In Swansea

  • 2026/1645/PLD Awaiting decision

    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