Planning application
18A St Decumans Road, Watchet, TA23 0AT
Works: Loft or dormer
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 proposed conversion of loft and installation of dormer to rear to create ancillary accommodation
As published by the council, reference 3/37/26/008
Application record
- Reference
- 3/37/26/008
- Type
- Lawful Proposed (Web)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Watchet & Stogursey
- Parish
- Watchet
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA23 0AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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3/37/26/006 Granted
18A St Decumans Road, Watchet, TA23 0AT
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a single storey extension to the rear, installation of solar panels to the front roof slope and removal of part of front garden wall and hedge to increase the size of the forecourt parking area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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4 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- DECISION
- CASE OFFICERS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-L04 DIMENSIONED FIRST FLOOR PLAN & SECTION
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-L05 EXISTING FRONT & RIGHT FLANK ELEVATION
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-L03 PROPOSED & DIMENSIONED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-L02 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- (A4) DRNO 26-7082-LP LOCATION PLAN
- (A4) DRNO 26-7082-BP PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- (A4) DRNO 26-7081-EBP EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-LO1 EXISTING SITE PLAN
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-L09 EXISTING & PROPOSED SECTIONS
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-L08 PROPOSED REAR & LEFT FLANK ELEVATION
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-L06 EXISTING REAR & LEFT FLANK ELEVATION
- (A3) DRNO 26-7082-L07 PROPOSED FRONT & RIGHT FLANK ELEVATION
- REASONS A LOFT CONVERSION IS PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 2 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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