Planning application
3/26/25/002
The Coach House, Lower Bilbrook Lane to Monks Path, Old Cleeve, TA24 6HH
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of The Coach House as 1 No. dwelling
As published by the council, reference 3/26/25/002
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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22 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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T/26/20/005 Granted
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T/26/25/007 Withdrawn
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Notification to carry out management works to one apple tree (and to remove 10 dead elms and one dead cherry) within Old Cleeve Conservation Area
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T/26/25/007 Withdrawn
Melba Cottage, 33 Monks Path, Old Cleeve, TA24 6HJ
Notification to carry out management works to one apple tree (and to remove 10 dead elms and one dead cherry) within Old Cleeve Conservation Area
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3/32/26/014 Awaiting decision
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2026/1053/CLP Decided
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Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use of siting a caravan within the garden for residential purposes ancillary to the use of the dwellinghouse.
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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
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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
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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