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10 Ribble Drive Wigan WN5 9LX

Refused Wigan A/24/98115/LUCP Lawful Use Certificate Proposed

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 a proposed change of use from a (Class C3) dwelling to a children's care home for up to 1 child (Class C2)

As published by the council, reference A/24/98115/LUCP

Application record

Reference
A/24/98115/LUCP
Type
Lawful Use Certificate Proposed
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refused LUC
Received
31 Oct 2024
Validated
31 Oct 2024
Decided
23 Dec 2024
Ward
Pemberton
Parish
Wigan South
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WN5 9LX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2024

    Received by Wigan

  2. 23 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refused LUC

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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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