Planning application
5 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a proposed Lawful Development Certificate for use of an existing C3 dwellinghouse for a single resident living as a single household where care is provided for that resident (Use Class C3(b).
As published by the council, reference 2026/1160/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1160/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Development is Lawful
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Street Division
- Parish
- Street Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA16 0PB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0455/CLP Refused
5 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PB
Application for a proposed Lawful Development Certificate for use of an existing C3 dwellinghouse for a single resident living as a single household where care is provided for that resident (Use Class C3(b).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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24 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Development is Lawful
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19 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 19 August 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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5 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PB
Application for a proposed Lawful Development Certificate for use of an existing C3 dwellinghouse for a single resident living as a single household where care is provided for that resident (Use Class C3(b).
Refused Lawful development 6 docsDomestic -
213 High Street Street BA16 0NE
Change of Use from existing Class B1(a) Offices to Use Class A1 Shops (specifically Hairdressers); and Change of Use of part of the existing Class C3 Dwelling to Use Class B1(a) Office, with some existing Class C3 Dwelling use to be retained.
Granted Full applications 9 docsDomestic -
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Replacement of existing shopfront with window & infilling of former doorway/opening with matching natural lias stone
Awaiting decision Householder Windows or glazing 6 docsDomestic -
Abbey Garage 189 High Street Street Somerset BA16 0NE
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Awaiting decision Full applications 28 docs -
29 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PF
Single storey extensions to front, rear and side elevations to improve accessibility; removal of timber outbuildings and replacement of existing shed with summerhouse/storeroom.
Granted Householder Extension 14 docsSmall domestic -
29 Stonehill Street Somerset BA16 0PF
90% historically approved · decision due ~30 Nov
Removal of condition 2 (Plans List: Compliance) on planning consent 2026/1060/HSE (Single storey extension to front, rear and side elevations to improve accessibility; removal of timber outbuildings and replacement of existing shed with summerhouse/storeroom.)
Awaiting decision Amendments Extension 5 docsSmall domestic
Other lawful development applications
In Exmoor National Park
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2026/1451/CLP Granted
2 Fowen Close Street Somerset BA16 0FY
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use as single dwellinghouse under use class C3(b).
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07/26/00014 Granted
YARLINGTON BARN, DOBUNNI FARM, Wick Road, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0HA
Certificate of Lawfulness for confirming the material start to development under planning permission (Ref: 07/24/00001) by clearance and excavation and stoning of the site for a Materials Storage Compound (see RAMMS) and adjacent access track on 14 July 2026.
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31/26/00006 Granted
Former Batch Nurseries, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0ES
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use and occupation of caravan as a residential unit for in excess of ten years.
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2026/1471/CLP Granted
Moorland House Bay Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3TA
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for the demolition of the existing single-storey rear porch and replacement with a single-storey rear extension.
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2026/1733/CLE Granted
15 Apple Meadow View Park Hayes Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5GP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to confirm that works granted consent on 2023/1447/HSE have commenced within the time limit set and can be lawfully completed.