Planning application
Wyndhams Forton Lane Tatworth Chard Somerset TA20 2SF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of detached outbuilding comprising 5 bay garage/workshop with home office above (Retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 26/00020/HOU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00020/HOU
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- CHARD SOUTH
- Parish
- Tatworth and Forton
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA20 2SF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01849/FUL Awaiting decision
Wyndhams Forton Lane Tatworth Chard Somerset TA20 2SF
Erection of an agricultural storage shed
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26/00939/S73A Awaiting decision
Wyndhams Forton Lane Tatworth Chard Somerset TA20 2SF
S73A application to remove condition 7 (obscure glass) to allow the retention of clear glazing to the first floor windows, in relation to planning application 26/00020/HOU for Erection of detached outbuilding comprising 5 bay garage/workshop with home office above (Retrospective)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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24 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/00939/S73A Awaiting decision
Wyndhams Forton Lane Tatworth Chard Somerset TA20 2SF
S73A application to remove condition 7 (obscure glass) to allow the retention of clear glazing to the first floor windows, in relation to planning application 26/00020/HOU for Erection of detached outbuilding comprising 5 bay garage/workshop with home office above (Retrospective)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 10 April 2026, 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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