Planning application
11/25/00101
15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use from C3 to small HMO (C4) for 6 persons.
As published by the council, reference 11/25/00101
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Somerset
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8 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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27 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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11/25/00101 Refused
15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use from C3 to small HMO (C4) for 6 persons.
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11/25/00104 Granted
15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 11/23/00036 (Change of use of former shop unit to form part of existing dwelling.) to allow for additional windows at ground floor and repositioning of front door.
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11/25/00104 Granted
15 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3AF
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 11/23/00036 (Change of use of former shop unit to form part of existing dwelling.) to allow for additional windows at ground floor and repositioning of front door.
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11/26/00043 Granted
98 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3HR
Proposed change of use of retail/office space to additional en-suite 3No. bedrooms creating a 7No. bed HMO & installation of a new window on the South Elevation.
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11/25/00116 Granted
98 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3HR
Proposed change of use of retail/office space into 3No. additional en-suite bedrooms and communal area, creating 7No. bed HMO and insertion of 1No. window.
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11/25/00116 Granted
98 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3HR
Proposed change of use of retail/office space into 3No. additional en-suite bedrooms and communal area, creating 7No. bed HMO and insertion of 1No. window.
Other lawful development applications
In Somerset
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2026/0119/CLP Decided
Beechbarrow Barn Haydon Drove Haydon Wells Somerset
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for: works have commenced on 2023/0610/VRC (Change of use from agricultural to equestrian and conversion of barn to mixed use of equestrian and residential Use C3).
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2026/0070/CLE Decided
Gym The Amulet 7 Market Place Shepton Mallet Somerset
Application for an existing lawful development certificate for use of a gymnasium.
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2026/0054/CLP Decided
42 Vestry Road Street Somerset BA16 0HX
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for a single storey rear extension.
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2025/2307/CLP Decided
Station Goods Yard East Somerset Railway Piers Road To Southill House West Cranmore Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4QP
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for a workshop.
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25/03086/COL Withdrawn
The Old Malthouse High Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed installation of 7no. replacement windows to the front elevation.