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82 Downs Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7TN

Refused Canterbury CA/25/01485 Cert of existing lawful use or devt

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

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for existing use of building as house of multiple occupation.

As published by the council, reference CA/25/01485

Application record

Reference
CA/25/01485
Type
Cert of existing lawful use or devt
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: WAS NOT LAWFUL
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
18 Aug 2025
Decided
27 May 2026
Ward
St Stephens
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CT2 7TN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2025

    Received by Canterbury

  2. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: WAS NOT LAWFUL

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 27 May 2026
  • HATCHED PLAN Decision · 27 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 18 Aug 2025
  • THE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 18 Aug 2025
  • SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENT PAGE 2 Associated Document · 18 Aug 2025
  • TENANCY SUMMARY DETAILS Associated Document · 18 Aug 2025
  • SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENT Associated Document · 18 Aug 2025
  • SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENT Associated Document · 18 Aug 2025
  • SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENT Associated Document · 18 Aug 2025
  • SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENT Associated Document · 18 Aug 2025
  • SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENT Associated Document · 18 Aug 2025
  • SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENT Associated Document · 18 Aug 2025

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What this refusal means

Canterbury 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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