Planning application
Rexton Gorse, Broad Oak Hill, Crowcombe Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4BP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of land as domestic garden
As published by the council, reference 3/07/26/008
Application record
- Reference
- 3/07/26/008
- Type
- Lawful Dev Certificate Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was Lawful
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Dunster
- Parish
- Crowcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA4 4BP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful
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1 Oct 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Jonathan Lees Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2010 · Bristol
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
- INVOICE FOR GARDEN WORKS DATED 12 JAN 2024
- STATUTORY DECLARATION - IAN JOHN HARDING
- STATUTORY DECLARATION - CHRISTOPHER A COOPER
- EMAILS FROM DAVID AND ROSEMARY FREEMANTLE 22 JULY 2026
- EMAIL FROM CHRIS COOPER 24 JULY 2026
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM APPLICANT
- APPLICATION FORM
- PROPOSED CURTILAGE CHANGE TO APPROVED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED CURTILAGE CHANGE TO APPROVED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED CURTILAGE BOUNDARY TO SURVEY SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING CURTILAGE BOUNDARY TO SURVEY SITE PLAN
- STATUTORY DECLARATION OF D J FREEMANTLE
- STATUTORY DECLARATION OF A WORKMAN
- COVER LETTER
- CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EXISTING CURTILAGE
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 28 September 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 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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