Planning application
3 Spinning Mill Cottages Goulds Ground Frome Somerset BA11 3DW
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 conversion of single integral garage in dwelling to habitable accomodation
As published by the council, reference 2026/0609/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0609/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Development is Lawful
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Frome West Division
- Parish
- Frome Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 3DW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Development is Lawful
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9 Aug 2026
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kevin smith architectural services Agent, an architecture practice
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11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 19 May 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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