48/26/0011/LPW

1. 30 Mar 2026

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 20 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 Jul 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

• 48/26/0007 Awaiting decision

  Heathfield Park, Coker Close, Bathpool

  Erection of care home (use Class C2) with car parking, landscaping and associated works at Heathfield Park, Coker Close, Bathpool

  23 Feb 2026 83m away Full applications
• 48/25/0047 Awaiting decision

  the former Land Rover Garage, Bridgwater Road, Bathpool

  Variation of Condition No's 02 (approved plans), 03 (alteration of wording to require compliance with previously approved Method for Demolition and Construction), 04 (alteration of wording to require compliance with submitted Preliminary Risk Assessment and Geo Environmental Assessment: Addendum), 07 (plan reference updated), 12 and 14 (for updated Drainage Strategy to be secured through the imposition of a suitably worded compliance condition) of application 48/21/0054 at the former Land Rover Garage, Bridgwater Road, Bathpool

  8 Sep 2025 229m away Amendments
• 48/21/0038/VSC Granted

  the Agreement, and replace with mortgage exclusion clause to enable the applicant to borrow on a Market Value Subject to Tenancy basis on 17, 19, 21 and 23 Bishops Close, 42, 44 - 57 inclusive, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, - 86 inclusive, 88, 90 Hardys Road, 6 - 7 inclusive, 25-28 inclusive Schofield Close, 2, 4, 6, 8 Ginger Place, 22, 24, 26, 28 Leaches Mead, Taunton

  Variation to Section 106 agreement on application 48/05/0072, to amend Clause 12, Mortgagee in Possession of the Agreement, and replace with mortgage exclusion clause to enable the applicant to borrow on a Market Value Subject to Tenancy (MV-STT) basis on 17, 19, 21 and 23 Bishops Close, 42, 44 - 57 inclusive, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, - 86 inclusive, 88, 90 Hardys Road, 6 - 7 inclusive, 25-28 inclusive Schofield Close, 2, 4, 6, 8 Ginger Place, 22, 24, 26, 28 Leaches Mead, Taunton

  18 May 2021 401m away Conditions

• 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