Planning application
5, Heathfields Close, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2BU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development in respect of the use of the property as a registered residential childrens home.
As published by the council, reference MO/2022/1985
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2022/1985
- Type
- Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Received
- 22 Nov 2022
- Validated
- 3 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Ashtead Lanes and Common
- Parish
- Ashtead (Unparished)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT21 2BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Nov 2022
Received by Mole Valley
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3 Jan 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Feb 2023
Decision issued: REFUSED
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19 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Applicant on file, registered in Croydon
1 application on PlanIndex
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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Granted Full applications 8 docsDomestic -
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Decided Outline 1 docSmall domestic -
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Erection of single storey rear /side extension.
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MO/2026/00909 Granted
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