Planning application
Birchfield Wavering Lane East Gillingham SP8 4NX
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to erect side extension
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/03376
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/03376
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Gillingham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP8 4NX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dorset 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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