Planning application
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
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 occupation of Castle End in breach of agricultural occupancy condition 4 of consent 029667/001 for excess of 10 years
As published by the council, reference 2025/0748/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0748/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Development is not Lawful
- Received
- 16 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 25 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Priddy Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BS40 6DD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0323/VRC Granted
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Removal of condition 4 (needs of agriculture) relating to planning permission 029667/001 (Erection of farm managers cottage at Castle Farm, East Harptree)
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2025/2186/CLE Granted
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Application for a existing lawful development certificate for the occupation in breach of agricultural occupancy condition 4 of consent 029667/001.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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25 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Jun 2025
Decision issued: Development is not Lawful
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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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.
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Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Removal of condition 4 (needs of agriculture) relating to planning permission 029667/001 (Erection of farm managers cottage at Castle Farm, East Harptree)
Granted Amendments 14 docs -
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Application for a existing lawful development certificate for the occupation in breach of agricultural occupancy condition 4 of consent 029667/001.
Granted Lawful development 14 docs -
Castlebarn Burrington Road Priddy Cheddar Somerset BS40 6DD
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2026/1451/CLP Granted
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07/26/00014 Granted
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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.
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31/26/00006 Granted
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Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use and occupation of caravan as a residential unit for in excess of ten years.
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2026/1471/CLP Granted
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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.
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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.