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Swanbridge Mill, Modbury, PL21 0SP

Refused South Hams 2972/20/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing siting of residential caravan

As published by the council, reference 2972/20/CLE

Application record

Reference
2972/20/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Refusal
Received
18 Sep 2020
Validated
18 Sep 2020
Decided
3 Aug 2021
Ward
Charterlands
Parish
Modbury
Postcode
PL21 0SP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2020

    Received by South Hams

  2. 3 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Refusal

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

South Hams refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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