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39 Main Road Ratcliffe Culey Atherstone Leicestershire CV9 3NY

Refused Hinckley and Bosworth 20/00774/P3CQ 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 change of use of agricultural buildings to two larger dwellinghouses (Class C3) and for associated operational development

As published by the council, reference 20/00774/P3CQ

Application record

Reference
20/00774/P3CQ
Type
Prior Approval Change of Use Class Q
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
29 Jul 2020
Validated
14 Aug 2020
Decided
21 Oct 2020
Ward
Twycross Sheepy & Witherley
Parish
Witherley Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CV9 3NY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2020

    Received by Hinckley and Bosworth

  2. 14 Aug 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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 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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