Planning application
6 Bradford Road Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for an existing lawful development certificate for use of the land as residential garden for the Old Rectory
As published by the council, reference 2026/0611/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0611/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Development is Lawful
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Frome North Division
- Parish
- Rode Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 6PR
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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2026/1667/NMA Granted
6 Bradford Road Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PR
Non Material Amendment to permission 2025/1965/HSE (Alterations to the existing detached garage to facilitate ancillary accommodation to the main dwelling)
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2025/1965/HSE Awaiting decision
6 Bradford Road Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PR
Alterations to the existing detached garage to facilitate ancillary accommodation to the main dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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20 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Development is Lawful
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Context Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bath
Active · incorporated 2018 · Bath
48 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 9 June 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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6 Bradford Road Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PR
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31/26/00006 Granted
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2026/1733/CLE Granted
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