Planning application
2025/1541/CLP
Spring Cottage 55 West Road Oakham Rutland LE15 6LT
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed use or development in relation to the change of use of a dwellinghouse (use class C3) to a small scale home for children (use class C2).
As published by the council, reference 2025/1541/CLP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Rutland
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2 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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20 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.
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2023/0142/OUT Withdrawn
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2026/0123/FUL Granted
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2025/1352/NMA Granted
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2025/1646/FUL Granted
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2026/0577/CLP Granted
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Single storey side garden room extension.
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2026/0599/CLP Granted
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2026/0874/CLP Awaiting decision
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Lawful Development Certificate application to seek confirmation that long-term use of the property without compliance with the following planning condition "the occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed, or last employed, in the locality in agriculture as defined in Section 290 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971, or in forestry, or a dependant of such a person residing with him or her or a widow or widower of such a person" on planning permission ref: 87/0216/9 dated 10 September 1987.
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2026/0538/CLP Granted
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