Planning application
Penstone House Gare Hill Lane Trudoxhill Frome Somerset BA11 5EY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development of removal of central chimney.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0786/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0786/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Development is Lawful
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Trudoxhill Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 5EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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28 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Development is Lawful
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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 July 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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