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24 Piltdown Road South Oxhey Hertfordshire WD19 6LD

Refused Three Rivers 22/1661/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: Change of use from Class C3 (Residential) to Class C2a (Secure Residential Institution), including conversion of garage into habitable accommodation.

As published by the council, reference 22/1661/CLPD

Application record

Reference
22/1661/CLPD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Status
Decided
Decision
refused
Received
2 Sep 2022
Validated
30 Sep 2022
Decided
17 Nov 2022
Ward
South Oxhey
Parish
Watford Rural Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD19 6LD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2022

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 30 Sep 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Nov 2022

    Decision issued: refused

  4. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 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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