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The Lodge 37A Cavendish Road Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PT

Refused Dacorum 22/01865/LDE Lawful Development Certificate Existing

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

Proposal

Existing property has been used as residential use for more than 4 years, using side gate and rear gate access.

As published by the council, reference 22/01865/LDE

Application record

Reference
22/01865/LDE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Permission/Consent
Received
13 Jun 2022
Validated
24 Jun 2022
Decided
18 Jan 2023
Ward
Watling
Parish
Markyate Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
AL3 8PT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jun 2022

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 24 Jun 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission/Consent

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 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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