Planning application
Watchfield Village Hall, Mark Road, Watchfield, Highbridge, TA9 4RD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing excavation of foundation trenches for a new village hall and the pouring of blinding concrete in the base of the trenches. Refer to attached 'Setting Out Drawing for Foundations' plan showing location of trenches.
As published by the council, reference 12/26/00001
Application record
- Reference
- 12/26/00001
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness for Existing Use
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Parish
- Burnham Without
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA9 4RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 12 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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