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Plot 1 Martock Business Park Great Western Road Martock Somerset TA12 6HB

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/00975/COL Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

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Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for confirmation that the Proposed use of building for traditional storage and distribution falls within Use Class B8 (building previously used for storage of electronic data).

As published by the council, reference 26/00975/COL

Application record

Reference
26/00975/COL
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
MARTOCK
Parish
Martock
Postcode
TA12 6HB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 5 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Taunton

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided lawful development applications in a median of 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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