133 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

1. 1 Jun 2026

   Received by Somerset

2. 9 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Granted Permission

3. 4 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

• 133 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

  08/26/00051 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 0m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed... change of use use from a dwelling house (C3) to a 6No. bedroom (C4) HMO, loft conversion & internal alterations.

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Domestic

• 139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

  08/25/00153 Submitted 11 Aug 2025 20m away

  Application for prior approval for the conversion of funeral directors into three bedroom flat

  Granted Prior approval 13 docs

• 139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

  08/25/00153 Submitted 11 Aug 2025 20m away

  Application for prior approval for the conversion of funeral directors into three bedroom flat

  Granted Prior approval 13 docs

• 139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

  08/26/00033 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 37m away

  Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 25 docs
  Several homes

• 139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

  08/26/00033 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 37m away

  Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 26 docs
  Several homes

• Land to the rear of, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6

  08/25/00171 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 38m away

  Outline application with all matters reserved, for the erection of 6No. dwellinghouses.

  Granted Outline 22 docs
  Several homes

• 2026/1233/CLP Decided

  Caravan And Camping Site The Brook House Inn Station Road To Snagg Lane Ditcheat Shepton Mallet Somerset

  Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use of mixed use of public house and a caravan site for the siting of touring and static caravans occupied for the purposes of human habitation including as a person's sole or main place of residence.

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 07/26/00012 Granted

  Annexe, 122 Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4BB

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of premises as a separate private dwellinghouse without compliance with Condition 3 on planning permission ref. 07/05/00043 dated 6th December 2005 (annexe occupancy condition).

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 15/26/00006 Granted

  Mount Pleasant Farm, Weare Road, Chapel Allerton, Axbridge, BS26 2PP

  Certificate of Lawfulness or the proposed conversion of an existing detached outbuilding to an ancillary annex

  30 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02026/COL Awaiting decision

  Neroche Farm Wood Road Ashill Ilminster Somerset TA19 9NP

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Existing single detached dwellinghouse and its associated residential curtilage (garden).

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1646/CLE Awaiting decision

  Mon Abri Middle Brooks Street Somerset BA16 0TU

  Application for an existing lawful development certificate for the erection of a detached garage built to different measurements that that approved under application number 2019/2862/HSE

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development