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Land at SX 861 514, North of Seymour Drive, Dartmouth

Refused West Devon 0319/20/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use

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

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for use of land in breach of condition 7 and the non-application of conditions 6 and 8 of 15/1790/98/F whichrequired the laying out, landscaping and use as an area of opengrassland accessible to the public

As published by the council, reference 0319/20/CLE

Application record

Reference
0319/20/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Appeal Dismissed
Received
30 Jan 2020
Validated
30 Jan 2020
Decided
15 Nov 2021
Ward
Dartmouth & East Dart
Parish
Dartmouth

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2020

    Received by West Devon

  2. 15 Nov 2021

    Decision issued: Appeal Dismissed

  3. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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