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40 Ground Lane Hatfield AL10 0HH

Refused Welwyn Hatfield 6/2021/1999/LAWP LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - PROPOSED

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for erection of single storey side extension, to include insertion of 2 x side facing roof lights to the proposed roof.

As published by the council, reference 6/2021/1999/LAWP

Application record

Reference
6/2021/1999/LAWP
Type
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - PROPOSED
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
1 Jul 2021
Validated
1 Jul 2021
Decided
17 Aug 2021
Ward
Hatfield East
Parish
Hatfield
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL10 0HH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2021

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 17 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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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