Planning application
33/21/00015
The Dolls House, Northwick Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing siting of caravan and its use as a dwelling, together with the site as residential curtilage.
As published by the council, reference 33/21/00015
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2021
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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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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33/23/00006 Granted
Land on the South side of, Withy Cottage, Northwick Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9
Erection of 2no. stables, tack room & store.
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33/26/00001 Refused
Land To The South of, Ashdale, Northwick Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4PG
Proposal: Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use of agricultural building to 1No.dwellinghouses (Class C3) with associated operational development.
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33/26/00007 Granted
Land South Of, Northwick Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 1No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.
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33/26/00001 Refused
Land To The South of, Ashdale, Northwick Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4PG
Proposal: Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use of agricultural building to 1No.dwellinghouses (Class C3) with associated operational development.
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33/24/00010 Granted
ROOKERY RETREAT, Northwick Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4PG
Variation of Conditions 2 & 3 of Planning Permission 33/18/00028 (Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 33/17/00004 (Provision of new farm-stay tourist development consisting of the erection of 9 holiday cottages, associated landscaping, parking, access & ancillary agricultural buildings) to revise layouts of plots 2, 5, 8 & 9 to provide 3 bedrooms instead of 2.) to amend the approved plans listed in schedule A and to revise 'farm stay' elements with change of use of consented calf building to ancillary store/rest area.
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33/24/00022 Granted
Victory House, Northwick Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4PG
Conversion of garage to dwelling
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