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West Down Orchard Touring Park Lopenhead South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JH

Granted Exmoor National Park 25/02248/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 Certificate of Lawfulness for an "Existing Use of West Down Orchard Park for mixed use of the site for touring caravans and camping site for holiday periods and the use of up to 20 static caravans for permanent residential use."

As published by the council, reference 25/02248/COL

Application record

Reference
25/02248/COL
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
11 Sep 2025
Validated
11 Sep 2025
Decided
8 Oct 2025
Ward
SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
Parish
South Petherton
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
TA13 5JH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02116/COL Awaiting decision

    West Down Orchard Touring Park Lopenhead South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JH

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development for the following proposed use: Proposed mixed use of West Down Orchard Park for touring caravans for holiday periods and 32 touring or static caravans for main or sole permanent residence.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 8 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Laister Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Banbury

Active · incorporated 2020 · Banbury

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 8 October 2025, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • West Down Orchard Touring Park Lopenhead South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JH

    26/02116/COL Submitted 8 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development for the following proposed use: Proposed mixed use of West Down Orchard Park for touring caravans for holiday periods and 32 touring or static caravans for main or sole permanent residence.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 7 docs

  • West Down Orchard Touring Park Old A303 Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JH

    24/01413/COL Submitted 18 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development for the following proposed use: "Proposed mixed use of West Down Orchard Park for touring caravans and camping for holiday periods and 20 static caravans for main or sole permanent residence."

    Granted Lawful development 13 docs

  • Hillview House Old A303 South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JQ

    24/01760/COU Submitted 31 Jul 2024 400 yards away

    Change of use of part of the residential garden to agricultural/horticultural use

    Granted Full applications 14 docs

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