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6B Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PA

Refused Wigan A/24/97956/LUCE Lawful Use Certificate Existing

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for an existing use of ground floor premises as a commercial use (Use Class E)

As published by the council, reference A/24/97956/LUCE

Application record

Reference
A/24/97956/LUCE
Type
Lawful Use Certificate Existing
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refused LUC
Received
2 Oct 2024
Validated
15 Oct 2024
Decided
2 Dec 2024
Ward
Ashton In Makerfield South
Parish
Bryn And Ashton Township
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WN4 8PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2024

    Received by Wigan

  2. 15 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refused LUC

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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