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Wood Farm Hawkswood Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1JZ

Refused Chelmsford 24/00709/CLEUD Amendment

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness to regularise the use of the site for commercial purposes for the past 20 years

As published by the council, reference 24/00709/CLEUD

Application record

Reference
24/00709/CLEUD
Type
Amendment
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
23 May 2024
Decided
1 Aug 2024
Postcode
CM11 1JZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 May 2024

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 1 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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 amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

More on amendments applications in our guide

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