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1A Sutcliffe Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3PL

Refused Hertsmere 24/0918/CLP Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Construction of a chimney stack and insertion of new first floor window to rear elevation. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

As published by the council, reference 24/0918/CLP

Application record

Reference
24/0918/CLP
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse to Grant Certificate
Received
15 Jul 2024
Validated
15 Jul 2024
Decided
5 Sep 2024
Ward
Bushey St James
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD23 3PL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2024

    Received by Hertsmere

  2. 5 Sep 2024

    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 design practice registered in London

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Documents

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

8 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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