Planning application
The Grove Prestleigh Road Evercreech Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6LW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a existing lawful development certificate to confirm that the dwelling identified was constructed in 2003 and has been occupied as the applicants primary residence.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2211/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2211/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Development is Lawful
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Mendip South Division
- Parish
- Evercreech Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA4 6LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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6 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Development is Lawful
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27 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Whiteacre Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Templecombe
Active · incorporated 2014 · Templecombe
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 6 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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