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Brookhayes Farm, Bell Lane, Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8LR

Granted Exmoor National Park 22/26/00003 Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed incorporation of the existing three-bay garage into the approved agricultural worker's dwelling above.

As published by the council, reference 22/26/00003

Application record

Reference
22/26/00003
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Decided
24 May 2026
Parish
Cossington
Postcode
TA7 8LR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/26/00002 Granted

    Brookhayes Farm, Bell Lane, Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8LR

    Erection of an agricultural building to cover existing loafing yard.

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 22/24/00010 Granted

    Brookhayes Farm, Bell Lane, Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8LR

    Erection of an agricultural building.

    Decided 14 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • 22/24/00009 Granted

    Brookhayes Farm, Bell Lane, Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8LR

    Erection of an agricultural building.

    Decided 14 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • 22/23/00003 Decided

    Brookhayes Farm, Bell Lane, Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8LR

    Creation of livestock track to assist with walking cattle from parlour to main farmstead.

    Decided 25 May 2023 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 May 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 24 May 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 24 May 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.

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