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15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

Granted Exmoor National Park 11/26/00019 Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 11/26/00019

Application record

Reference
11/26/00019
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Decided
16 Mar 2026
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.

  • 11/25/00104 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
  • 11/25/00101 Refused

    15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use from C3 to small HMO (C4) for 6 persons.

    Decided 8 Nov 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 March 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

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

    11/25/00104 Submitted 16 Dec 2025 4m 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

    11/25/00101 Submitted 3 Nov 2025 5m away

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use from C3 to small HMO (C4) for 6 persons.

    Refused Lawful development 8 docs

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

    11/19/00121 Submitted 22 Nov 2019 9m 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 22m 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 62m 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 64m 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

  • 11/26/00078 Granted

    201A Berrow Road, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 2JF

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of an existing garden room to form a garden studio and shower room.

    13 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 3/37/26/008 Granted

    18A St Decumans Road, Watchet, TA23 0AT

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed conversion of loft and installation of dormer to rear to create ancillary accommodation

    8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1352/CLP Decided

    30 Packsaddle Way Frome Somerset BA11 2SU

    Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development of erecting single storey rear extension.

    17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1233/CLP Decided

    Caravan And Camping Site The Brook House Inn Station Road To Snagg Lane Ditcheat Shepton Mallet Somerset

    Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use of mixed use of public house and a caravan site for the siting of touring and static caravans occupied for the purposes of human habitation including as a person's sole or main place of residence.

    30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 07/26/00012 Granted

    Annexe, 122 Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4BB

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of premises as a separate private dwellinghouse without compliance with Condition 3 on planning permission ref. 07/05/00043 dated 6th December 2005 (annexe occupancy condition).

    20 Aug 2026 Lawful development