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The Cookhouse, Higher Whiddon, Beaworthy, EX21 5AU

Refused West Devon 0575/21/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

Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of building as a dwelling

As published by the council, reference 0575/21/CLE

Application record

Reference
0575/21/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Refusal
Received
15 Feb 2021
Validated
24 Feb 2021
Decided
7 Oct 2021
Ward
Hatherleigh
Parish
Northlew
Postcode
EX21 5AU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Feb 2021

    Received by West Devon

  2. 24 Feb 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Oct 2021

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Refusal

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

26 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Devon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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