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Helwell Bay Caravan Site, Doniford Road, Watchet, TA23 0UG

Granted Exmoor National Park 3/37/20/005 Lawful Dev Certificate Existing

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 a caravan site

As published by the council, reference 3/37/20/005

Application record

Reference
3/37/20/005
Type
Lawful Dev Certificate Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
12 Jun 2020
Validated
7 Jul 2020
Decided
17 Feb 2021
Ward
(SWT)Watchet & Williton
Parish
Watchet
Decision by
Chair/Vice Chair referral
Postcode
TA23 0UG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jun 2020

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 7 Jul 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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RPS Group plc Agent

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Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 17 February 2021, 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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