Planning application
5 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for a proposed Lawful Development Certificate for use of an existing C3 dwellinghouse for a single resident living as a single household where care is provided for that resident (Use Class C3(b).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0455/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0455/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Development is not Lawful
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Street Division
- Parish
- Street Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA16 0PB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/1160/CLP Granted
5 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PB
Application for a proposed Lawful Development Certificate for use of an existing C3 dwellinghouse for a single resident living as a single household where care is provided for that resident (Use Class C3(b).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Development is not Lawful
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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.
Nearby applications
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5 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PB
Application for a proposed Lawful Development Certificate for use of an existing C3 dwellinghouse for a single resident living as a single household where care is provided for that resident (Use Class C3(b).
Granted Lawful development 8 docsDomestic -
213 High Street Street BA16 0NE
Change of Use from existing Class B1(a) Offices to Use Class A1 Shops (specifically Hairdressers); and Change of Use of part of the existing Class C3 Dwelling to Use Class B1(a) Office, with some existing Class C3 Dwelling use to be retained.
Granted Full applications 9 docsDomestic -
172-174 High Street Street Somerset BA16 0NH
95% historically approved · decision due ~1 Dec
Replacement of existing shopfront with window & infilling of former doorway/opening with matching natural lias stone
Awaiting decision Householder Windows or glazing 6 docsDomestic -
Abbey Garage 189 High Street Street Somerset BA16 0NE
90% historically approved · decision due ~19 Nov
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Awaiting decision Full applications 28 docs -
29 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PF
Single storey extensions to front, rear and side elevations to improve accessibility; removal of timber outbuildings and replacement of existing shed with summerhouse/storeroom.
Granted Householder Extension 14 docsSmall domestic -
29 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PF
90% historically approved · decision due ~30 Nov
Removal of condition 2 (Plans List: Compliance) on planning consent 2026/1060/HSE (Single storey extension to front, rear and side elevations to improve accessibility; removal of timber outbuildings and replacement of existing shed with summerhouse/storeroom.)
Awaiting decision Amendments Extension 5 docsSmall domestic
Other lawful development applications
In Exmoor National Park
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2026/1451/CLP Granted
2 Fowen Close Street Somerset BA16 0FY
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use as single dwellinghouse under use class C3(b).
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07/26/00014 Granted
YARLINGTON BARN, DOBUNNI FARM, Wick Road, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0HA
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
Former Batch Nurseries, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0ES
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
Moorland House Bay Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3TA
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.