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Land adjacent to Rock Bottom Whins Lane Simonstone BB12 7QT

Refused Ribble Valley 36144 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for regularisation of vehicular access into the disused quarry from Whins Lane, felling of trees and removal of topsoil.

As published by the council, reference 36144

Application record

Reference
36144
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Decided - Final Decision
Decision
REFUSED
Received
30 Jan 2024
Validated
7 Oct 2024
Decided
22 Nov 2024
Postcode
BB12 7QT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2024

    Received by Ribble Valley

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: REFUSED

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Ribble Valley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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