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7 West Lorne Street Chester CH1 4AF

Refused Cheshire West and Chester 24/02564/LDC Lawful development

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

Proposal

The application is to establish existing use as a small HMO (use Class C4) prior to implementation of Article 4 direction.

As published by the council, reference 24/02564/LDC

Application record

Reference
24/02564/LDC
Category
Lawful development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refusal
Received
29 Aug 2024
Validated
29 Aug 2024
Decided
13 Nov 2024
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH1 4AF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Aug 2024

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 13 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Cheshire West and Chester 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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