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3 Sells Close, Guildford, GU1 3JY

Refused Guildford 23/P/00409 C of Lawfulness for Proposed 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 a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of the garage into habitable accommodation would be lawful.

As published by the council, reference 23/P/00409

Application record

Reference
23/P/00409
Type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
9 Mar 2023
Validated
9 Mar 2023
Decided
28 Apr 2023
Ward
Holy Trinity
Parish
Holy Trinity
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU1 3JY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2023

    Received by Guildford

  2. 28 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, registered in Cardiff

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Documents

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12 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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