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20A Cherry Orchard Highworth Swindon SN6 7AU

Granted Swindon S/LDP/21/0804 Lawful Development Cert - Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the change of use of dwellinghouse to childrens home (maximum 4 children between ages of 8-18 years).

As published by the council, reference S/LDP/21/0804

Application record

Reference
S/LDP/21/0804
Type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
5 May 2021
Validated
15 Jun 2021
Decided
12 Aug 2021
Ward
Blunsdon And Highworth
Parish
Highworth
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN6 7AU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2021

    Received by Swindon

  2. 15 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 16 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 a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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