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37 Hedge Lane London N13 5SJ

Refused Enfield 23/03545/CEA Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

First floor rear extension.

As published by the council, reference 23/03545/CEA

Application record

Reference
23/03545/CEA
Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
31 Oct 2023
Validated
9 Jan 2024
Decided
2 Feb 2024
Ward
Winchmore
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
N13 5SJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2023

    Received by Enfield

  2. 9 Jan 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Feb 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in London

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Documents

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

11 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.

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