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Hunterswood House Penmans Green Sarratt WD4 9AY

Refused Three Rivers 21/0430/CLPD Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Construction of detached outbuilding

As published by the council, reference 21/0430/CLPD

Application record

Reference
21/0430/CLPD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Status
Decided
Decision
refused
Received
23 Feb 2021
Validated
12 Mar 2021
Decided
5 May 2021
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Sarratt Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD4 9AY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2021

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 12 Mar 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 May 2021

    Decision issued: refused

  4. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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