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Beech House Chess Way Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5TA

Refused Three Rivers 24/1115/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(a) [A single household] to Class C3(b) [A single household of not more than 6 residents- care provided]

As published by the council, reference 24/1115/CLPD

Application record

Reference
24/1115/CLPD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Status
Decided
Decision
refused
Received
12 Jul 2024
Validated
12 Jul 2024
Decided
6 Sep 2024
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Chorleywood Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 5TA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/0317/RSP Granted

    Beech House Chess Way Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5TA

    Retrospective: Roof extensions including increase in ridge height; construction of a three storey rear extension including extension to basement at lower ground floor; erection of front porch; installation of a raised decking including privacy screen; insertion of rooflights; alterations to external materials.

    Decided 17 Jun 2024 Amendments
  • 23/1707/FUL Refused

    Beech House Chess Way Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5TA

    Change of use from single dwellinghouse to childrens care home

    Decided 15 Dec 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jul 2024

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 6 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: refused

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Three Rivers refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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