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15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

Refused Exmoor National Park 11/25/00101 Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev

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 change of use from C3 to small HMO (C4) for 6 persons.

As published by the council, reference 11/25/00101

Application record

Reference
11/25/00101
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Decided
8 Nov 2025
Parish
Burnham & Highbridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA9 3AF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 11/26/00019 Granted

    15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed Change of Use of existing lawful dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a House of Multiple Occupation (Class C4) for a maximum of 6No. residents.

    Decided 16 Mar 2026 Lawful development
  • 11/25/00104 Granted

    15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 11/23/00036 (Change of use of former shop unit to form part of existing dwelling.) to allow for additional windows at ground floor and repositioning of front door.

    Decided 9 Jan 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 8 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

    11/25/00104 Submitted 16 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 11/23/00036 (Change of use of former shop unit to form part of existing dwelling.) to allow for additional windows at ground floor and repositioning of front door.

    Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 10 docs
    Domestic
  • 15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

    11/26/00019 Submitted 11 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed Change of Use of existing lawful dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a House of Multiple Occupation (Class C4) for a maximum of 6No. residents.

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs
    Domestic
  • 16 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

    11/19/00121 Submitted 22 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Alterations and change of use of existing shop (A1) to HMO (C4).

    Granted Full applications 29 docs
  • 12 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

    11/19/00103 Submitted 22 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Change of use and extension of existing garage to form a dwelling.

    Refused Full applications Extension 20 docs
    Domestic
  • 98 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3HR

    11/26/00043 Submitted 23 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Proposed change of use of retail/office space to additional en-suite 3No. bedrooms creating a 7No. bed HMO & installation of a new window on the South Elevation.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 16 docs
  • 98 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3HR

    11/25/00116 Submitted 7 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Proposed change of use of retail/office space into 3No. additional en-suite bedrooms and communal area, creating 7No. bed HMO and insertion of 1No. window.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 20 docs

In Exmoor National Park

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    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Use of land as part of the domestic garden of Acorn House, for purposes incidental to the residential enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.

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    Construction work in the course of the erection of a building; the excavation of a trench intended to house the foundations, and the installation of them. Please refer to the Planning Statement submitted with this application for more information.

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1382/CLP Granted

    14 Tor Street Wells Somerset BA5 2US

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    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development