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21/00886/CLP

10 Doddington Drive Longthorpe Peterborough PE3 9NN

Refused Peterborough Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Proposal

Confirmation of lawful development for use as a residential childrens home (Class C3b) for up to 3 children

As published by the council, reference 21/00886/CLP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jun 2021

    Received by Peterborough

  2. 4 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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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