Planning application
24/25/00018
3 Orchard Close, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JL
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed single storey rear infill extension.
As published by the council, reference 24/25/00018
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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24/25/00018 Refused
3 Orchard Close, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JL
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed single storey rear infill extension.
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24/25/00019 Granted
3 Orchard Close, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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24/25/00019 Granted
3 Orchard Close, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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24/25/00021 Granted
Land To The North Of, Old Bristol Road, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9
Amendments to design of house types of 21No. dwellings, amendment from garage to car ports.
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24/25/00021 Granted
Land To The North Of, Old Bristol Road, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9
Amendments to design of house types of 21No. dwellings, amendment from garage to car ports.
Other lawful development applications
In Exmoor National Park
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3/32/26/014 Awaiting decision
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Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that building works lawfully commenced before planning permission 3/32/23/003 expired
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2026/1053/CLP Decided
The Bungalow Asney Road Walton Street Somerset BA16 9RL
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use of siting a caravan within the garden for residential purposes ancillary to the use of the dwellinghouse.
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26/01234/COL Withdrawn
29 Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5AT
Application of a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a ground floor rear extension and a roof extension to create an additional bedroom
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26/01233/COL Withdrawn
27 Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5AT
Application of a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a ground floor rear extension and a roof extension
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38/26/0161/LPW Granted
Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of part of the building as a day school (use class F1) at Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton