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Laurel Cottage Finches Avenue Redheath Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 4LN

Refused Three Rivers 25/2223/CLED Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Use of Laurel Cottage and associated land as an independent dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 25/2223/CLED

Application record

Reference
25/2223/CLED
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
refused
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Decided
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Chorleywood North And Sarratt
Parish
Sarratt Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD3 4LN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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12 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.

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