38/26/0083/LPW

1. 9 Mar 2026

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 16 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Permitted

4. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 38/26/0210/LPW Granted

  5 Winchester Street, Taunton

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a dormer extension with installation of 2 No. windows to the rear and installation of 3 No. roof lights to the front of 5 Winchester Street, Taunton

  6 Jul 2026 41m away Lawful development
• 38/26/0084 Granted

  5 Winchester Street, Taunton

  Demolition of two storey and single storey extension and erection of a two storey extension to the rear of 5 Winchester Street, Taunton

  10 Mar 2026 41m away Full applications
• 38/20/0343 Granted

  6 CRANMER ROAD TAUNTON TA1 1YE

  Replacement of garage roof with raising of roof height by 900mm at 6 Cranmer Road, Taunton (retention of works already undertaken)

  20 Oct 2020 117m away
• 38/26/0176 Awaiting decision

  1 Eastbourne Court, Eastbourne Road, Taunton

  Repositioning of entrance door to rear courtyard area at 1 Eastbourne Court, Eastbourne Road, Taunton

  4 Jun 2026 205m away Full applications
• 38/05/0533 Granted

  1ST AND 2ND FLOORS FROM OFFICE STORAGE TO A 2-BED FLAT, AND FIRE ESCAPE TO REAR, 24A EAST REACH, TAUNTON. TA1 3EP

  ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL APPEARANCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHANGE OF USE OF 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS FROM OFFICE STORAGE TO A 2-BED FLAT, AND FIRE ESCAPE TO REAR, 24A EAST REACH, TAUNTON. TA1 3EP

  23 Nov 2005 231m away Full applications
• 38/05/0450/LB Refused

  6A EAST REACH TAUNTON SOMERSET TA1 3EN

  ERECTION OF INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN AT 6A EAST REACH, TAUNTON

  11 Oct 2005 260m away Heritage and listed buildings

• 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

  30 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  19 May 2026 Lawful development