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26 Blackwell Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LU

Refused Guildford 21/P/01615 Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use of the house as a large HMO began more than ten years ago from the date of this application.

As published by the council, reference 21/P/01615

Application record

Reference
21/P/01615
Type
Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
22 Jul 2021
Validated
16 Aug 2021
Decided
30 Sep 2021
Ward
Westborough
Parish
Westborough
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU2 8LU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2021

    Received by Guildford

  2. 16 Aug 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Guildford 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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