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7 Dunbeath Avenue Rainhill St Helens L35 0QH

Refused St. Helens P/2020/0159/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed

Works: Extension Small 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

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.

As published by the council, reference P/2020/0159/CLP

Application record

Reference
P/2020/0159/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
24 Feb 2020
Validated
28 Feb 2020
Decided
23 Apr 2020
Ward
Rainhill Ward
Parish
Rainhill Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
L35 0QH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2020

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 28 Feb 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Middlesex

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Documents

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

6 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 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.

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