Planning application
Sowclough Farm Sowclough Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 8LB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for an Agricultural Building
As published by the council, reference 2024/0409
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/0409
- Type
- Existing Certificate of Lawfulness
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 10 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Whitewell And Stacksteads
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL13 8LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2024
Received by Rossendale
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14 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Aug 2026
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Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 24/00017/WR (Appeal Dismissed)
- Application: 2020/0206
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Rossendale
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9 documents on file for this application
- APPEAL DECISION
- COSTS DECISION
- APPEAL FORMS
- APPEAL VALID LETTER
- DECISION NOTICE
- FARMERS WEEKLY MAGAZINE
- APPLICATION FORM NO PERSONAL DATA
- PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Rossendale 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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