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Refused Barnsley 2021/0019 Prior Notification - Change of Use

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Conversion of lower floor/basement into 2no apartments -Change of use prior approval from Offices (Class B1(a)) to Dwellinghouses (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 2021/0019

Application record

Reference
2021/0019
Type
Prior Notification - Change of Use
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Prior Approval - Refused
Received
4 Jan 2021
Validated
20 Jan 2021
Decided
18 Feb 2021
Ward
Central Ward
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
S70 2EP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jan 2021

    Received by Barnsley

  2. 20 Jan 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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