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53 Highfields Road Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4QS

Refused Lichfield 21/00797/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a single storey rear extension to an existing dwelling

As published by the council, reference 21/00797/CLP

Application record

Reference
21/00797/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness refused
Received
26 Apr 2021
Validated
5 May 2021
Decided
18 Jun 2021
Ward
Hammerwich With Wall
Parish
Hammerwich
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WS7 4QS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Apr 2021

    Received by Lichfield

  2. 5 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness refused

  4. 17 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 Lichfield

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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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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