25/02897/COL

1. 3 Dec 2025

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 19 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 25/02897/COL Granted

  2 Back Street Ash Martock Somerset TA12 6NY

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing stand alone Wooden Garden Store/Shed.

  3 Dec 2025 0m away Lawful development
• 26/01556/HOU Awaiting decision

  11 Back Street Ash Martock Somerset TA12 6NY

  Erect single storey rear extension, canopy entrance porch and alterations

  7 Jul 2026 89m away Householder
• 26/01293/LBC Granted

  27 Burrough Street Ash Martock Somerset TA12 6NZ

  Repairs and alterations to grade II listed barn (Storys Barn) to provide ancillary accommodation, comprising: games room, gym, shower room, domestic workshop, storage and studio at Storys House, 27, Burrough Street, Ash, Martock

  5 Jun 2026 272m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/00335/COL Granted

  The Stables Lavenoak Farm Stables Burrough Street Ash Martock Somerset TA12 6NZ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing use of continued occupancy in breach of condition 4 (Occupancy) of Planning Permission 97/01865/FUL.

  12 Feb 2026 313m away Lawful development
• 26/01292/HOU Granted

  27 Burrough Street Ash Martock Somerset TA12 6NZ

  Repairs and alterations to grade II listed barn (Storys Barn) to provide ancillary accommodation, comprising: games room, gym, shower room, domestic workshop, storage and studio at Storys House, 27, Burrough Street, Ash, Martock

  5 Jun 2026 313m away Householder
• 24/02069/HOU Granted

  22 Martock Lane Ash Martock Somerset TA12 6NR

  Demolishing existing porch and replace with a larger partially enclosed porch

  6 Sep 2024 346m away Householder

• 3/32/26/014 Awaiting decision

  Lawsons Burgage, Little Lukes Lane, Shurton, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1QL

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that building works lawfully commenced before planning permission 3/32/23/003 expired

  30 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  19 May 2026 Lawful development