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48 Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7AB

Refused Southampton 21/00525/ELDC Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use

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

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for C4(House in Multiple Occupation)

As published by the council, reference 21/00525/ELDC

Application record

Reference
21/00525/ELDC
Type
Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse to Grant (LDC)
Received
31 Mar 2021
Validated
31 Mar 2021
Decided
25 Aug 2021
Ward
Bassett
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SO16 7AB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2021

    Received by Southampton

  2. 25 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse to Grant (LDC)

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 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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