Planning application
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a existing lawful development certificate for the occupation in breach of agricultural occupancy condition 4 of consent 029667/001.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2186/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2186/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Development is Lawful
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- 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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2025/0748/CLE Refused
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Development is Lawful
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 January 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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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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Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
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
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