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3 Northwold Drive Bolton BL1 5BH

Refused Bolton 15726/23 Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITION OF A LOFT CONVERSION

As published by the council, reference 15726/23

Application record

Reference
15726/23
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
28 Mar 2023
Validated
28 Mar 2023
Decided
20 Apr 2023
Ward
Historic Record
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BL1 5BH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Mar 2023

    Received by Bolton

  2. 20 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Manchester

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Documents

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

9 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 lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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