Planning application
24/25/00018
3 Orchard Close, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JL
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed single storey rear infill extension.
As published by the council, reference 24/25/00018
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Somerset
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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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24/25/00018 Refused
3 Orchard Close, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JL
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed single storey rear infill extension.
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24/25/00019 Granted
3 Orchard Close, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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24/25/00019 Granted
3 Orchard Close, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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24/25/00021 Granted
Land To The North Of, Old Bristol Road, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9
Amendments to design of house types of 21No. dwellings, amendment from garage to car ports.
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24/25/00021 Granted
Land To The North Of, Old Bristol Road, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9
Amendments to design of house types of 21No. dwellings, amendment from garage to car ports.
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.