Planning application
25/01406/CLU
Meadow Forge Hillside Barn Cadeleigh Tiverton Devon EX16 8RZ
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to establish the mixed (composite) use of a building as a Blacksmith Forge and for residential purposes, including the use of land outside of the building for the storage of materials, goods, products chattels, scrap, vehicles and waste materials contrary to Conditions 2 and 5 imposed on Planning Permission 09/01587/FULL
As published by the council, reference 25/01406/CLU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Mid Devon
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse permission
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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