Planning application
3/37/20/005
Helwell Bay Caravan Site, Doniford Road, Watchet, TA23 0UG
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2020
Received by Exmoor National Park
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7 Jul 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 2021
Decision issued: Grant
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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HPN/37/20/002 Granted
1 Holm View, Watchet, TA23 0AF
Erection of rear single storey extension forming kitchen extension and living area
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3/37/21/002 Granted
18 Bay View, Watchet, TA23 0EY
Erection of a two storey side extension and associated alterations (resubmission of 3/37/20/019)
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3/37/20/019 Granted
18 Bay View, Watchet, TA23 0EY
Erection of a two storey side extension and associated alterations
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3/37/21/021 Refused
43 Doniford Road, Watchet, TA23 0TG
Erection of two storey side extension and associated alterations.
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3/37/20/007 Granted
Watchet Bowling Club, Culvercliffe Road, Watchet, TA23 0EW
Replacement of garages with the erection of a club lounge, community hall and gym with associated alterations (resubmission of 3/37/19/015)
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3/37/21/015 Granted
The Steam House, 42 Kingsland, Watchet, TA23 0UE
Erection of a single storey side extension
Other lawful development applications
In Exmoor National Park
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3/32/26/014 Awaiting decision
Lawsons Burgage, Little Lukes Lane, Shurton, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1QL
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that building works lawfully commenced before planning permission 3/32/23/003 expired
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2026/1053/CLP Decided
The Bungalow Asney Road Walton Street Somerset BA16 9RL
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