Planning application
The Old Smithy Dinkling Green Lane Chipping PR3 2QS
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing development involving window in gable end of garage building and use of part of building as ensuite and guest bedroom which differs from approved plan 3/2013/0760 which shows a workshop/utility room without a window.
As published by the council, reference 38280
Application record
- Reference
- 38280
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
- Status
- Decided - Final Decision
- Decision
- APPROVED NO CONDITIONS
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Postcode
- PR3 2QS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by Ribble Valley
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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.
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