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8 Council Houses, Sand, Wedmore, BS28 4XE

Granted Exmoor National Park 50/26/00004 Cert. of Lawfulness for Existing Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for an outbuilding as a private office (Use Class E(g)(i) – Offices). Retrospective.

As published by the council, reference 50/26/00004

Application record

Reference
50/26/00004
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness for Existing Use
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Decided
16 Feb 2026
Parish
Wedmore
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BS28 4XE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 9 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 grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 February 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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