Planning application
Hocoburch House The Hollow Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Granted As published: 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: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0405/CLP Granted
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
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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23 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Development is Lawful
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 24 April 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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