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Gatehouse Cottage Chaffcombe Chard Somerset TA20 4BG

Granted Exmoor National Park 23/00112/COL Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use: Use of building as dwelling - non-compliance with conditions 3 attached to 01/02725/FUL for a period of 4 years or more.

As published by the council, reference 23/00112/COL

Application record

Reference
23/00112/COL
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
12 Jan 2023
Validated
26 Jan 2023
Decided
27 Apr 2023
Ward
ILMINSTER
Parish
Chaffcombe
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
TA20 4BG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 26 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 27 April 2023, 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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