Complex sentence: Bledington's small village shop closed in 2006, however, an application for change of use at the premises was comprehensively refused by Cotswold District Council on 23 August 2006.
Split into simpler sentences: Bledington's small village shop closed in 2006. However, an application for change of use at the premises was comprehensively refused by Cotswold District Council on 23 August 2006.