Planning application
Car Park at The Old Courthouse, Jaycroft Road, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed. The proposal consists of operational works to the existing town council car park, including: • Formation of a new vehicular entrance onto Mendip Way. • Installation of new boundary fencing and a new access gate at the revised entrance point. • Resurfacing of the existing car park with tarmacadam, including preparatory works to level and consolidate the surface. • Minor associated works required to integrate the new entrance with the existing internal layout and ensure safe vehicle movements within the site.
As published by the council, reference 11/26/00008
Application record
- Reference
- 11/26/00008
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 7 Feb 2026
- Parish
- Burnham & Highbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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7 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 7 February 2026, 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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