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Foxcote Cottage Green Street To Single Hill Foxcote Frome Somerset BA3 5YD

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1697/CLE Certificate of Use Existing

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Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness of existing use of land adjacent to dwelling as garden.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1697/CLE

Application record

Reference
2026/1697/CLE
Type
Certificate of Use Existing
Status
Registered
Received
8 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Parish
Hemington Parish Council
Postcode
BA3 5YD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Symonds & Sampson LLP Agent, registered in Dorchester

Active · incorporated 2007 · Dorchester

102 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 86% granted

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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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 36 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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