Planning application
The Swan, The Green, West Peckham, Maidstone, ME18 5JW
Works: Loft or dormer
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Modification of the existing ground floor store room including the replacement of the existing monopitch roof to a flat roof with 2 rooflights and the raising in height of the existing roof verge to the rear of the property
As published by the council, reference 25/01459/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01459/PA
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW
- Status
- Refuse
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 5 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
- Parish
- West Peckham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME18 5JW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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