Planning application
The Old Chapel Chapel Lane To Stockhill Gurney Slade Radstock Somerset BA3 4TG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use of the land to the rear of The Old Chapel as garden and recreational area.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1109/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1109/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Development is not Lawful
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Ashwick Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA3 4TG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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29 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Development is not Lawful
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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