Planning application
2026/0827/CLE
Double House Farm Wells Road Henton Wells Somerset BA5 1PD
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2021/2534/HSE Granted
Vine Farm Wells Road Henton Wells Somerset BA5 1PD
Erection of rear extension
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2026/1135/FUL Awaiting decision
Furlong House Ford Lane Henton Wells Somerset BA5 1PD
Change of use of land to extend the residential curtilage [amended red line on Location Plan received 02.07.2026].
Other lawful development applications
In Exmoor National Park
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3/32/26/014 Awaiting decision
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Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that building works lawfully commenced before planning permission 3/32/23/003 expired
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2026/1053/CLP Decided
The Bungalow Asney Road Walton Street Somerset BA16 9RL
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use of siting a caravan within the garden for residential purposes ancillary to the use of the dwellinghouse.
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26/01234/COL Withdrawn
29 Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5AT
Application of a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a ground floor rear extension and a roof extension to create an additional bedroom
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26/01233/COL Withdrawn
27 Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5AT
Application of a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a ground floor rear extension and a roof extension
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38/26/0161/LPW Granted
Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of part of the building as a day school (use class F1) at Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton