Planning application
Higher Coombe Farm Combe Hill Milborne Port Sherborne Dorset DT9 5BQ
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Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing use of premises and yard as B1/Class E and B8
As published by the council, reference 26/02002/COL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02002/COL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- BLACKMOOR VALE
- Parish
- Milborne Port
- Postcode
- DT9 5BQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 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
Boon Brown Ltd Agent, registered in Yeovil
Active · incorporated 1996 · Yeovil
166 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 90% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 36 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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