Planning application
26/01224/LDE
Hill Crest Stratford Road Sherbourne Hill Sherbourne Warwick CV35 8AG
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development needed for Hillcrest as a C3 residential property from a C1 Guest House, property has been used solely as residential for over 10 years.
As published by the council, reference 26/01224/LDE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 May 2026
Received by Stratford-on-Avon
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Lawful Dev. Cert. Existing Refused
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23 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.
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26/01238/LDP Granted
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The Proposed Development is the stationing and residential occupation of one twin-unit caravan on the site, in place of the existing single-unit caravan, authorised by the 1978 planning permission.
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26/01383/LDE Granted
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25/02810/LDE Granted
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