16 Church Drive, West Buckland

1. 21 May 2026

   Received by Somerset

2. 22 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Permitted

4. 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

• 16 Church Drive, West Buckland

  46/26/0016/LPW Submitted 21 May 2026 0m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a single storey extension to the rear of 16 Church Drive, West Buckland

  Granted Lawful development Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Frogs Lane, West Buckland

  46/25/0006 Submitted 24 Feb 2025 153m away

  Erection of a single storey extension to the front of 3 Frogs Lane, West Buckland

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Frogs Lane, West Buckland

  46/25/0006 Submitted 24 Feb 2025 153m away

  Erection of a single storey extension to the front of 3 Frogs Lane, West Buckland

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Church View, West Buckland

  46/26/0009 Submitted 23 Apr 2026 230m away

  Change of use of holiday let into 1 No. residential dwelling at Church View, West Buckland

  Refused Full applications 16 docs
  Domestic

• Church View, West Buckland

  46/26/0009 Submitted 23 Apr 2026 230m away

  Change of use of holiday let into 1 No. residential dwelling at Church View, West Buckland

  Refused Full applications 16 docs
  Domestic

• VERWOOD THE CAUSEWAY WEST BUCKLAND TAUNTON TA21 9JZ

  46/04/0027 Submitted 29 Jun 2004 236m away

  ERECTION OF GARAGE EXTENSION AT VERWOOD, THE CAUSEWAY, WEST BUCKLAND

  Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs

• 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