23/00293/CLEU

1. 24 Jan 2023

   Received by Bath and North East Somerset

2. 21 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: REFUSE

3. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 25/03053/FUL Granted

  Old School House , The Street, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TH

  Erection of sun lounge with skirt roof and lantern roof light following demolition of lean-to canopy.

  1 Aug 2025 82m away Full applications
• 26/01847/FUL Awaiting decision

  Manor Farm , The Street, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TH

  Extension and conversion of part of the existing outbuildings to a two bedroom holiday let, and alterations to another part in recreational use incidental to the main dwellinghouse, including partial raising of one roof slope.

  13 May 2026 115m away Full applications
• 26/02451/COND Awaiting decision

  Parcel 7400, Low Veale Lane, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Ecological Compliance Report (Pre-Occupation)) and 4 (External Lighting (Bespoke Trigger - requires approval of details prior to installation of new lighting)) of application 25/00952/ADCOU (Prior approval request for change of use from Agricultural Building to 1no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated operational development).

  29 Jun 2026 128m away Conditions
• 25/03203/CLPU Decided

  Stowey Mead Cottage , The Street, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TH

  Creation of 2no. rear box dormers and 2no. new front rooflights (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use)

  13 Aug 2025 150m away Lawful development
• 26/00502/REM Awaiting decision

  Stowey Mead, The Street, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TH

  Removal of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of application 10/03563/FUL to allow for the site to benefit from permitted development rights (Conversion of the Henry Strachie Studio into a dwelling (Resubmission))

  10 Feb 2026 195m away Amendments

• 25/04169/CLEU Decided

  Rowberry , Church Lane, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6TY

  Conversion of outbuilding to an annex, ancillary to the dwelling known as Rowberry, including installation of rooflights to western roof slope (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)

  27 Oct 2025 Lawful development
• 26/01826/CLEU Decided

  1 Sladebrook Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LA

  Use of propert as Student House HMO 5 bedroom (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)

  12 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02746/CLPU Awaiting decision

  13 Upper Hedgemead Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NE

  Removal of garage doors and replacement with infill screen and window (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02733/CLEU Awaiting decision

  41 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PR

  Use of 8 bed HMO as student let (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02203/CLEU Decided

  Flat 1, 22 - 23 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD

  Use of the property as a 3 bedroom student let for over 10 years (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)

  9 Jun 2026 Lawful development