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4 Wensum Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3XX

Refused Stevenage 23/00065/CLPD Cert. of Lawful PROPOSED development

Works: Extension Loft or dormer 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 (Proposed) for a loft conversion with rear dormer, 1no. roof light and erection of front porch.

As published by the council, reference 23/00065/CLPD

Application record

Reference
23/00065/CLPD
Type
Cert. of Lawful PROPOSED development
Status
Decided
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
20 Jan 2023
Validated
20 Jan 2023
Decided
30 Jan 2023
Ward
Woodfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SG1 3XX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jan 2023

    Received by Stevenage

  2. 30 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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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