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38 Southgate Avenue, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6BU

Refused Exmoor National Park 08/24/00162 Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Domestic

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed rear extension, loft conversion, internal alterations and change of use from a single family dwelling to a 6-bedroom (6 person) House of Multiple Occupation (HMO).

As published by the council, reference 08/24/00162

Application record

Reference
08/24/00162
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
22 Oct 2024
Validated
22 Oct 2024
Decided
2 Nov 2024
Parish
Bridgwater
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA6 6BU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Oct 2024

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park 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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