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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Application overview
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use) for a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0579
- Alternative references
- PP-14146539
- Ward
- Benn
- Parish
- Unparished
- UPRN
- 100070186573
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Site Location Plan Rec'd 03/07/2025Site, Location or Block Plan | Not published | View |
| R'cd 17.07.25Application Form | 18 Jul 2025 | View |
| R'cd 11/03/2026Floor Plans | 11 Mar 2026 | View |
| ApasTemplate_8592.pdfOfficer Report | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 739052Decision_CL_Approval_368.pdfDecision Notice | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
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Council source
Decision & conditions
739052Decision_CL_Approval_368.pdfPlanning conditions
- Rugby Borough Council hereby certify that on the application date above the use described in the First Schedule hereto in respect of the land specified in the Second Schedule hereto and edged red on the plan attached to this certificate would have been lawful within the meaning of section 191 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the following reasons: The change of use of a C3 dwellinghouse to a five occupant C4 HMO met the permitted development requirements of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class L(b) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). FIRST SCHEDULE: Certificate of Lawfulness for a 5 bedroom HMO (Existing) as shown in the following documents: Site location plan, ref no. 14146539v1 Received by Council, 03/07/2025 Application form Received by Council, 17/07/2025 Floor plan, reference, 110 Grosvenor floor plan Received by Council, 11/03/2026 SECOND SCHEDULE: 110, Grosvenor Road, Rugby, CV21 3LB as edged in red on the plan attached to this certificate.
- NOTES: 1. This certificate is issued solely for the purpose of sections 191of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). 2.It certifies that the operations specified in the First Schedule taking place on the land described in the Second Schedule would have been lawful, on the specified date and, thus, were not liable to enforcement action under Part 7 of the 1990 Act on that date. 3. This certificate applies only to the extent of the operations described in the First Schedule and to the land specified in the Second Schedule and identified on the attached plan. Any operations which is materially different from that described or which relate to other land may render the owner or occupier liable to enforcement action.
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