Planning application
Fairfield House , Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of agricultural land to residential (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
As published by the council, reference 25/04307/CLEU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04307/CLEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Decision
- REFUSE
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chew Valley
- Parish
- Chew Magna
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BS40 8RQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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22/05148/FUL Granted
Fairfield House , Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
Erection of timber conservatory to replace existing.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: REFUSE
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Bath and North East Somerset 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Fairfield Nurseries, Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
Wingnut tree - to remove and replace it with another tree indigenous to UK. Damson tree - to remove and burn the tree to limit further infection to surrounding trees
Granted Trees -
Fairfield Nurseries , Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
1 x (Eucalyptus tree)- reduced height by 20ft. 1 x (Wingnut tree)- reduce height by 10ft. 2 x (Tulip trees)- reduce height by 20ft. 1 x (Chestnut tree)- reduce height by 20ft.
Granted Trees 10 docs -
Fairfield Nurseries, Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
100% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep
Willow (T1) - 30ft height reduction Cherry (T2) - 20ft height reduction
Awaiting decision Trees -
Fairfield House , Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
Erection of timber conservatory to replace existing.
Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs -
Chew Magna County Primary School , Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
Norway Maple T1 - fell.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Brookholme , Streamleaze, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SE
T1 (Conifer)- reduce side by two metres away from roof. T2 (Lleylandii)- reduce by approx 6m. T3 (Silver Birch)- reduce by approx 4m. T4 (Lleylandii)- height reduce by approx 5m. T5 (Lawson Cypress)- reduce by approx 6m. T6 (Ash) - fell (die back infected).
Granted Trees 5 docs
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