Planning application
LITTLE ACRE, Catcott Road, Burtle, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8NG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of land and buildings as a residential dwelling (C3 use).
As published by the council, reference 55/25/00006
Application record
- Reference
- 55/25/00006
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness for Existing Use
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Sep 2025
- Parish
- Burtle
- Postcode
- TA7 8NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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21 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 21 September 2025, 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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