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8 Althorpe Drive Dorridge Solihull B93 8SG

Refused Solihull PL/2023/00074/MINFHO Minor Full Householder

Works: Extension 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

Extension of rear garden and its wall.

As published by the council, reference PL/2023/00074/MINFHO

Application record

Reference
PL/2023/00074/MINFHO
Type
Minor Full Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Jan 2023
Validated
9 Feb 2023
Decided
17 Jul 2023
Ward
Dorridge And Hockley Heath
Parish
Non-Civil Parish Or Community
Decision by
Delegated Decision With Objections
Postcode
B93 8SG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2023

    Received by Solihull

  2. 9 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Jul 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Solihull

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Documents

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

8 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 householder applications

How this application type works

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

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