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Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

Refused Exmoor National Park 46/26/0007/LPW Lawful Proposed (Web 2026)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed formation of access to serve hardstanding parking area and erection of store/garage at Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

As published by the council, reference 46/26/0007/LPW

Application record

Reference
46/26/0007/LPW
Type
Lawful Proposed (Web 2026)
Status
Refused As published: Decision of Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Decided
8 Apr 2026
Parish
West Buckland

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 3 refused.

  • 46/26/0005/LPW Refused

    Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed formation of access at Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Decided 10 Mar 2026 Lawful development
  • 46/26/0004/LPW Refused

    Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of an agricultural store at Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Decided 13 Mar 2026 Lawful development
  • 46/26/0003/HHN Granted

    Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed larger home extension at Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Decided 27 Mar 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 8 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    46/26/0005/LPW Submitted 23 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed formation of access at Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Refused Lawful development 9 docs
  • Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    46/26/0003/HHN Submitted 19 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed larger home extension at Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
    Domestic
  • Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    46/26/0004/LPW Submitted 23 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of an agricultural store at Chelston Cottage, Haywards Road, West Buckland

    Refused Lawful development 8 docs
  • Llantarnam, Chelston Nurseries, Nursery Lane, Chelston, Wellington

    46/19/0035 Submitted 4 Nov 2019 250 yards away

    Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and erection of a garage as permitted development under the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended) at Llantarnam, Chelston Nurseries, Nursery Lane, Chelston, Wellington

    Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
    Small domestic
  • Little Jurston, Wellington

    43/25/0040 Submitted 13 May 2025 250 yards away

    69% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jul

    Application for Outline Planning with all matters reserved, except for access, for the erection of up to 75 No. dwellings (including 25% affordable), with access, pedestrian and cycle links, play area, drainage, landscaping and associated infrastructure on land south of Little Jurston, Wellington

    Awaiting decision Outline 130 docs
    Major scheme
  • Lower Jurston Farm, Wellington Relief Road, Wellington

    43/25/0010/CQ Submitted 21 Feb 2025 250 yards away

    Application for Prior Approval for proposed change of use from agricultural building into 2 No. dwellings (Class C3) and associated building operations at Lower Jurston Farm, Wellington Relief Road, Wellington

    Withdrawn 16 docs
    Several homes

In Exmoor National Park

  • 2026/1451/CLP Granted

    2 Fowen Close Street Somerset BA16 0FY

    Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use as single dwellinghouse under use class C3(b).

    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 07/26/00014 Granted

    YARLINGTON BARN, DOBUNNI FARM, Wick Road, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0HA

    Certificate of Lawfulness for confirming the material start to development under planning permission (Ref: 07/24/00001) by clearance and excavation and stoning of the site for a Materials Storage Compound (see RAMMS) and adjacent access track on 14 July 2026.

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 31/26/00006 Granted

    Former Batch Nurseries, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0ES

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use and occupation of caravan as a residential unit for in excess of ten years.

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1471/CLP Granted

    Moorland House Bay Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3TA

    Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for the demolition of the existing single-storey rear porch and replacement with a single-storey rear extension.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1733/CLE Granted

    15 Apple Meadow View Park Hayes Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5GP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to confirm that works granted consent on 2023/1447/HSE have commenced within the time limit set and can be lawfully completed.

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Lawful development