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Balne Lane Working Mens Club Balne Avenue Wakefield WF2 9AN

Refused Wakefield 24/01184/CPL Certificate Proposed Lawful Use or Dev

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

Proposal

To continue to use the site as a community facility (use class F2).

As published by the council, reference 24/01184/CPL

Application record

Reference
24/01184/CPL
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use or Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Refused
Received
8 Jul 2024
Validated
23 Aug 2024
Decided
20 Dec 2024
Ward
Wakefield North
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WF2 9AN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2024

    Received by Wakefield

  2. 23 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Bolton

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Documents

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

10 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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