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18 Chesterton Gardens Worcester WR5 1SR

Refused Worcester 26/00324/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness Existing

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

Proposal

Lawful Development certificate for the existing use of property as a five bedroom house of multiple occupation (use class C4).

As published by the council, reference 26/00324/CLE

Application record

Reference
26/00324/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Decided
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Leopard Hill Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WR5 1SR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Received by Worcester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Worcester 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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