Planning application
Acorn House Stocks Lane Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5QF
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for an existing lawful development certificate for use of extension of garden
As published by the council, reference 2026/0581/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0581/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Development is not Lawful
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Leigh On Mendip Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA3 5QF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/1706/CLE Awaiting decision
Acorn House Stocks Lane Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5QF
Use of land as part of the domestic garden of Acorn House, for purposes incidental to the residential enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Development is not Lawful
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Wright Consult Ltd Agent, registered in Wells
Active · incorporated 2019 · Wells
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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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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Acorn House Stocks Lane Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5QF
88% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
Use of land as part of the domestic garden of Acorn House, for purposes incidental to the residential enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 11 docsDomestic -
Badminton House Leigh Street Leigh On Mendip Radstock Somerset BA3 5QP
Erection of a single storey rear extension
Granted Householder Extension 17 docsSmall domestic -
Manor Farm Leigh Street Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5QP
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Joinery Details), 5 (External Treatments + Finishes), 6 (Installation of Services) and 7 (Rainwater Goods) on listed building consent 2024/1957/LBC (Conversion of existing outbuildings into an open plan kitchen, dining, and living area including repositioning of existing garage and addition of a ground floor WC).
Granted Conditions 12 docs -
Holly House Leigh Street Leigh On Mendip Radstock Somerset BA3 5QP
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.73 metres, with a maximum height of 3.567 metres and an eaves height of 2.45 metres. The extension will be constructed using materials of a similar appearance to those used in the construction of the exterior of the existing dwellinghouse. The development falls within the limits set out in Class A.1(g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), and this application is made in accordance with the prior approval procedure outlined in paragraph A.4.
Granted Prior approval Extension 22 docsSmall domestic -
Manor Farm Leigh Street Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5QP
95% historically approved · decision due ~10 Dec
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4, (interior treatments and finishes), 5, (External treatments and finishes), on planning consent and listed building consent 2024/1956/HSE and 2024/1957/LBC
Awaiting decision Conditions 12 docs -
Raglan Leigh Street Leigh On Mendip Radstock Somerset BA3 5QP
Erection of home office to rear garden and pergola, vestibule/car port to the front, new carport, landscaping to front garden, access, dropped kerbs and cladding.
Granted Householder 13 docsDomestic
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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
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