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Fields End Farm Chessels Lane Charlton Adam Somerton Somerset TA11 7BJ

Refused Exmoor National Park 23/00350/COL Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of land as residential garden; existing use of a residential outbuilding; and existing stationing of a static caravan to provide ancillary accommodation

As published by the council, reference 23/00350/COL

Application record

Reference
23/00350/COL
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
8 Feb 2023
Validated
8 Feb 2023
Decided
20 Apr 2023
Ward
SOMERTON
Parish
The Charltons
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
TA11 7BJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Feb 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 20 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Whiteacre Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Templecombe

Active · incorporated 2014 · Templecombe

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Documents

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14 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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