Planning application
08/26/00051
133 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed... change of use use from a dwelling house (C3) to a 6No. bedroom (C4) HMO, loft conversion & internal alterations.
As published by the council, reference 08/26/00051
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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08/26/00033 Granted
139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.
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08/23/00167 Granted
Bridgwater Railway Station, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HB
Internal refurbishment/alterations to the shop on platform 2.
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08/26/00026 Granted
97 Wellington Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5HA
Erection of a detached single storey annexe adjacent to the rear boundary to be used as ancillary accommodation.
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08/24/00136 Granted
51 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HR
Change of use and conversion of building to form one residential unit, and erection of covered bicycle/recycling storage.
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08/21/00049 Withdrawn
8 Wellington Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5EX
Conversion of existing terraced dwelling to a coach-house style dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings.
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08/21/00082 Refused
25 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HR
Application for the Prior Approval of the proposed change of use of A1 ancillary space to 2no. self- contained flats and associated works.
Other lawful development applications
In Exmoor National Park
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3/32/26/014 Awaiting decision
Lawsons Burgage, Little Lukes Lane, Shurton, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1QL
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that building works lawfully commenced before planning permission 3/32/23/003 expired
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2026/1053/CLP Decided
The Bungalow Asney Road Walton Street Somerset BA16 9RL
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use of siting a caravan within the garden for residential purposes ancillary to the use of the dwellinghouse.
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26/01234/COL Withdrawn
29 Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5AT
Application of a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a ground floor rear extension and a roof extension to create an additional bedroom
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26/01233/COL Withdrawn
27 Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5AT
Application of a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a ground floor rear extension and a roof extension
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38/26/0161/LPW Granted
Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of part of the building as a day school (use class F1) at Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton