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The Old Chapel Chapel Lane To Stockhill Gurney Slade Radstock Somerset BA3 4TG

Refused Exmoor National Park 2026/1109/CLE Certificate of Use Existing

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

  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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What 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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