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St James's Church Ramsden Road Wardle OL12 9NX

Refused Rochdale 19/00994/CPE Certificate of lawful use-Existing

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

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness in relation to the lawful commencement in 2006 of earlier permission enabling completion of works in line with that permission - 04/D42779.

As published by the council, reference 19/00994/CPE

Application record

Reference
19/00994/CPE
Type
Certificate of lawful use-Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
26 Aug 2019
Validated
8 Oct 2019
Decided
18 Dec 2019
Ward
Wardle And West Littleborough
Parish
Pennines Township
Decision by
Fully Delegated
Postcode
OL12 9NX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2019

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 8 Oct 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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.

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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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