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Dairy Barn Rye Lane Otford Kent TN14 5JF

Refused Sevenoaks 23/00917/LDCPR Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

Works: Loft or dormer Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Dormer addition to roof of dwelling house.

As published by the council, reference 23/00917/LDCPR

Application record

Reference
23/00917/LDCPR
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
29 Mar 2023
Validated
19 Apr 2023
Decided
25 May 2023
Ward
Otford & Shoreham
Parish
Otford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN14 5JF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2023

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 19 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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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.

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