Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Minehead, TA24 8RE Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/105/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Refused
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for the proposed change of use of building to 1no dwelling house & 1no flat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Apr 2026
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Refused
11 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation
Exmoor National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Wootton Courtenay conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wootton Courtenay built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Exmoor
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Postcode
TA24 8RE
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tim Burton BA(Hons) BTP MRTPI Chartered

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Refused, as 15% of lawful development certificates here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,638decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Exmoor to go on. Exmoor decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
FORGE COTTAGE, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed conversion of existing single storey ancillary storage space to ancillary reside…
6/43/23/005
2022 Approved
BROOKSIDE FARM, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed replacement of conservatory with orangery.
6/43/22/114
2022 Approved
FORGE COTTAGE, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Lawful development certificate for the existing use of former barn as self contained dwel…
6/43/22/106
2022 Approved
APPLEGARTH, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: T1 - Ash - fell to ground level due to ash dieback…
WTCA 22/06
2019 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Works to trees in Conservation Area: to remove willow, infected with laetiporus sulphureu…
WTCA 19/11
2019 Approved
Applegarth, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Proposed rear extension to form staircase.
6/43/19/101
2018 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Works to trees in Conservation Area: T1 Liquidambar Styraciflua - Reduction of one branch…
WTCA 18/05
2017 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay.
T3 Liquid amber, crown thin by 20% to manage decay and removal of hazardous limbs. T4 Sil…
WTPO 17/03
2017 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay
T1 Fell Cypress, T2 Willow, remove limb over garden.
WTCA 17/06
2017 Approved
Brookside Farm, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Fell three silver birch
WTCA 17/04
Exmoor
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#179 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Exmoor is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #248 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Exmoor decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #10 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #15 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #248 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #234 of 296
100%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Change of use approved
26 decided
174
Total decisions
7 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings