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04/00340/LDC

Michelins Farm, Arterial Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7NG

Refused Rochford Lawful Development Certificate

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate1. That All Building, Engineering and Other Operations Undertaken to Create a Residential Unit had Occurred More Than Four Years Prior to the date of this Application.2. That the Residential Use by Mr Phipps Commenced more than Four Years Prior to the date of this Application and has Continued Without a Break Thereafter.

As published by the council, reference 04/00340/LDC

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2004

    Received by Rochford

  2. 17 Jun 2005

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 25 Jul 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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