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The Picture House 195 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1BP

Refused Hertsmere 22/1831/CLE Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Conversion of Flat 1 into two 1-bed flats. Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing).

As published by the council, reference 22/1831/CLE

Application record

Reference
22/1831/CLE
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse to Grant Certificate
Received
28 Oct 2022
Validated
28 Oct 2022
Decided
9 Feb 2023
Ward
Potters Bar Parkfield
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EN6 1BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Oct 2022

    Received by Hertsmere

  2. 9 Feb 2023

    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, registered in Shefford

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Documents

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

17 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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