Planning application
Wookey Recreation Ground Dummis Lane Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate to extend existing car park.
As published by the council, reference 2021/2487/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/2487/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Development is Lawful
- Received
- 29 Oct 2021
- Validated
- 17 Jan 2022
- Decided
- 7 Feb 2022
- Ward
- Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West (Historic)
- Parish
- Wookey Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2021
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Jan 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Feb 2022
Decision issued: Development is Lawful
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7 Sep 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 7 February 2022, 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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