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292 Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NS

Refused Bolton 18705/24 Certificate of Lawfulness Existing

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 LAWFULNESS FOR THE EXISTING ERECTION OF A DORMER AT REAR

As published by the council, reference 18705/24

Application record

Reference
18705/24
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
29 Jul 2024
Validated
29 Jul 2024
Decided
17 Sep 2024
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Parish
Westhoughton Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BL5 3NS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2024

    Received by Bolton

  2. 17 Sep 2024

    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, an architecture practice registered in Bolton

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Documents

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

6 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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