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Holywell Farm Desford Lane Ratby Leicester Leicestershire LE6 0LE

Refused Hinckley and Bosworth 19/00555/CQGDO Prior Approval Change of Use Class Q

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

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use from agricultural buildings into two dwellings (C3)

As published by the council, reference 19/00555/CQGDO

Application record

Reference
19/00555/CQGDO
Type
Prior Approval Change of Use Class Q
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
16 May 2019
Validated
16 May 2019
Decided
11 Jul 2019
Ward
Ratby Bagworth And Thornton
Parish
Ratby Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LE6 0LE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 May 2019

    Received by Hinckley and Bosworth

  2. 11 Jul 2019

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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