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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
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

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

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in 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.

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