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23 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LH

Granted Exmoor National Park 08/25/00178 Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev

Works: Extension Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed demolition of conservatory, internal reconfiguration, associated drainage and structural alterations as per consent 08/20/00058.

As published by the council, reference 08/25/00178

Application record

Reference
08/25/00178
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
1 Oct 2025
Decided
7 Oct 2025
Parish
Bridgwater
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA6 3LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 7 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 7 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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