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Pen Hill Farm Pen Lane Closworth Yeovil Somerset BA22 9PA

Granted Exmoor National Park 23/00815/COL Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

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

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the Proposed change of use of C3 dwellinghouses for use as holiday accommodation

As published by the council, reference 23/00815/COL

Application record

Reference
23/00815/COL
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
Received
22 Mar 2023
Validated
17 Apr 2023
Decided
18 May 2023
Ward
COKER
Parish
Closworth
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
BA22 9PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Mar 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 17 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 May 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions

  4. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 18 May 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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