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32 The Rise Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3JU

Refused Hertsmere 21/1298/CLP Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Conversion of loft to habitable room with rear dormer and downsizing of rear pitched roof. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

As published by the council, reference 21/1298/CLP

Application record

Reference
21/1298/CLP
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse to Grant Certificate
Received
17 Jun 2021
Validated
17 Jun 2021
Decided
12 Aug 2021
Ward
Elstree
Parish
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD6 3JU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jun 2021

    Received by Hertsmere

  2. 12 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse to Grant Certificate

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Barnet

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Documents

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

6 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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