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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 this refusal means

Chelmsford 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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