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Bank Top Cottage , Rakeway Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1RA

Refused Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2021/0520 Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed

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 change of use from ancillary garden area to use as a domestic vehicle garage and store with extended driveway

As published by the council, reference SMD/2021/0520

Application record

Reference
SMD/2021/0520
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Status
Valid application received
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness - Not Lawful (Refused)
Received
6 Aug 2021
Validated
13 Aug 2021
Decided
8 Oct 2021
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST10 1RA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • SMD/2025/0211 Granted

    Bank Top Cottage , Rakeway Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1RA

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed wooden construction, granny annex complicit with the caravan act/ regulations. For use by physically disabled relative.

    Decided 12 Aug 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2021

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 13 Aug 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Oct 2021

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness - Not Lawful (Refused)

  4. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Staffordshire Moorlands 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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