Planning application
32 Downs Way, Charing, TN27 0JP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate – Existing – Confirmation of lawful start of planning permission 14/01551/AS
As published by the council, reference PA/2024/1932
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2024/1932
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Existing Use/Development Is Not Lawful
- Received
- 17 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Charing
- Parish
- Charing
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 0JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2024
Received by Ashford
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30 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Existing Use/Development Is Not Lawful
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Ashford 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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