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Land At 361821 142556 Compton Road Shepton Mallet Somerset

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1595/CLE Certificate of Use Existing

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Proposal

Application for an existing lawful development certificate for a galvanised 14ft gate, meshed to halfway, with a spring bolt and a pair of supporting galvanised 4-inch by 4-inch square galvanised posts, embedded in concrete foundations and surrounded by stone scalping.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1595/CLE

Application record

Reference
2026/1595/CLE
Type
Certificate of Use Existing
Status
Registered
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Shepton Mallet Division
Parish
Shepton Mallet Town Council

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2025/0992/FUL Refused

    Land At 361821 142556 Compton Road Shepton Mallet Somerset

    Creation of a field access (retrospective).

    Decided 12 Dec 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 26 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 October 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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