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29 Lilac Grove, Biggleswade, SG18 8TP

Refused Central Bedfordshire CB/23/00554/LDCP Lawful Development Cert - Proposed

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension and front porch.

As published by the council, reference CB/23/00554/LDCP

Application record

Reference
CB/23/00554/LDCP
Type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Lawful Dev - Proposed - Refused
Received
16 Feb 2023
Validated
17 Feb 2023
Decided
12 Apr 2023
Parish
Biggleswade
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
SG18 8TP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2023

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 17 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Lawful Dev - Proposed - Refused

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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