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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 4 applications since 2023: 3 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
  • 11/23/00036 Granted

    15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

    Change of use of former shop unit to form part of existing dwelling.

    Decided 6 Jun 2023 Full applications

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

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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

Within 0.3 miles

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

    11/23/00036 Submitted 28 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use of former shop unit to form part of existing dwelling.

    Granted Full applications 13 docs
    Domestic
  • 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
  • 105 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3HR

    11/21/00088 Submitted 21 Sep 2021 50 yards away

    Change of use of chip shop to residential to be incorporated into the existing dwelling.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs
    Domestic

In Exmoor National Park

  • 2026/1451/CLP Granted

    2 Fowen Close Street Somerset BA16 0FY

    Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use as single dwellinghouse under use class C3(b).

    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 07/26/00014 Granted

    YARLINGTON BARN, DOBUNNI FARM, Wick Road, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0HA

    Certificate of Lawfulness for confirming the material start to development under planning permission (Ref: 07/24/00001) by clearance and excavation and stoning of the site for a Materials Storage Compound (see RAMMS) and adjacent access track on 14 July 2026.

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 31/26/00006 Granted

    Former Batch Nurseries, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0ES

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use and occupation of caravan as a residential unit for in excess of ten years.

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1471/CLP Granted

    Moorland House Bay Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3TA

    Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for the demolition of the existing single-storey rear porch and replacement with a single-storey rear extension.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1733/CLE Granted

    15 Apple Meadow View Park Hayes Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5GP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to confirm that works granted consent on 2023/1447/HSE have commenced within the time limit set and can be lawfully completed.

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Lawful development