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97 Clough Road Sheffield S1 4TA

Refused Sheffield 24/00716/LA1 Certificate of Lawful Use (dwellings)

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

Proposal

Application to establish the lawful use of the property as a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for 3 to 6 unrelated occupants (Use Class C4) (Application under Section 191)

As published by the council, reference 24/00716/LA1

Application record

Reference
24/00716/LA1
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use (dwellings)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
5 Mar 2024
Validated
5 Mar 2024
Decided
30 Apr 2024
Ward
City
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
S1 4TA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2024

    Received by Sheffield

  2. 30 Apr 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 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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