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The Skate Park Recreation Ground Mill Road West Chiltington RH20 2PZ

Granted Horsham DC/21/1182 Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to confirm that the erection of a small ancillary building (skate park) on land maintained by the local authority (West Chiltington Parish Council) required for the purposes of any function exercised by them on that land, is lawful under Part 12 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing).

As published by the council, reference DC/21/1182

Application record

Reference
DC/21/1182
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
20 May 2021
Validated
15 Jun 2021
Decided
23 Aug 2021
Ward
West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington
Parish
West Chiltington PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH20 2PZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 May 2021

    Received by Horsham

  2. 15 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

52 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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