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Double House Farm Wells Road Henton Wells Somerset BA5 1PD

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/0827/CLE Certificate of Use Existing

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Proposal

Application for an existing lawful development certificate for use of an existing access in breach of Condition 14 of Planning Permission 2011/2794/FUL that required its stopping up and the permanent abandonment of its use.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0827/CLE

Application record

Reference
2026/0827/CLE
Type
Certificate of Use Existing
Status
Registered
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
Wookey Parish Council
Postcode
BA5 1PD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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The Town & Country Planning Practice Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Somerton

Active · incorporated 2004 · Somerton

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided lawful development applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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