Planning application
23/00235/CPD
10 Dorset Road Ashford TW15 3BY
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion, facilitated by a hip to gable extension and a rear dormer. Insertion of 3 no. rooflights on the front roof slope.
As published by the council, reference 23/00235/CPD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2023
Received by Spelthorne
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29 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Refuse Cert Lawful Prop Use/Dev
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00405/CPD Granted
8A Cumberland Road Ashford TW15 3BX
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed change of use from Class C4 (small HMO) to a residential home for up to 2 no. young people to receive care on site.
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26/00495/HOU Refused
13 Salcombe Road Ashford TW15 3BS
Loft conversion with a front and rear dormer
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26/00462/PDH Granted
52 Avondale Road Ashford TW15 3HT
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.4 metres and a height of 2.9 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: 52 001 and Location Plan received 05.05.2026)
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26/00797/HOU Awaiting decision
52 Avondale Road Ashford TW15 3HT
Proposed part first floor rear extension
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26/00307/HOU Granted
3 Salcombe Road Ashford TW15 3BP
Erection of a first floor side extension.
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26/00576/HOU Awaiting decision
63 Station Crescent Ashford TW15 3HX
Erection of a two-storey side extension and part single storey rear/side extension. Alterations to roof of existing rear extension. Single storey front porch extension. Following removal of existing garage. Associated re-tiling of dwelling.
Other lawful development applications
In Spelthorne
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26/00604/CPD Granted
13 Lucie Avenue Ashford TW15 2BH
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer loft conversion with 3 front roof windows
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26/00585/CPD Granted
55 Gordon Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed dormer in rear roof and hip to gable extension and two rooflights within the front roof slope
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26/00563/CPD Granted
141 Gaston Way Shepperton TW17 8ET
Certificate of lawfulness for loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer
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26/00571/CPD Granted
21 Arnold Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1LY
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof alteration with rear facing dormer and 2 no. roof lights on front roof plane (As shown on Location plan and plans no's MATTHEW/PLAN/001, /002, /003, /004 rec'd 01.06.2026.)
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26/00787/CPD Awaiting decision
91 Metcalf Road Ashford TW15 1HB
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of a front porch.