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26 Waterfall Lane Cradley Heath B64 6RQ

Refused Sandwell DC/20/63929 Lawful Dvpt Certificate Existing Use/Dev

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

Proposal

Existing use as retail and warehouse (Lawful Development Certificate).

As published by the council, reference DC/20/63929

Application record

Reference
DC/20/63929
Type
Lawful Dvpt Certificate Existing Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Lawful Use Certificate
Received
27 Jan 2020
Validated
13 Feb 2020
Decided
3 Apr 2020
Ward
Blackheath
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B64 6RQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jan 2020

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 13 Feb 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Use Certificate

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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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