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Hocoburch House The Hollow Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL

Decided Exmoor National Park 2026/0405/CLE Certificate of Proposed Use/Development

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for use to replace a fence attached above an existing boundary block wall, and to replace a damaged vehicle gate, and to create a pedestrian gate by widening the existing opening to 5.0 metres

As published by the council, reference 2026/0405/CLE

Application record

Reference
2026/0405/CLE
Type
Certificate of Proposed Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Development is Lawful
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Decided
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA5 1HL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025.

  • 2026/0405/CLP Decided

    Hocoburch House The Hollow Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL

    Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for use to replace a fence attached above an existing boundary block wall, and to replace a damaged vehicle gate, and to create a pedestrian gate by widening the existing opening to 5.0 metres

    Decided 24 Apr 2026 Lawful development
  • 2025/1609/HSE Awaiting decision

    Hocoburch House The Hollow Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL

    Replacement of kitchen and sitting room patio doors with metal bi-fold doors. Increase width of vehicle opening to driveway, replacement of existing gate. Install a side 2.0m pedestrian gate next to vehicle gate.

    Submitted 3 Sep 2025 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Development is Lawful

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Exmoor National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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