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Ashton Farm, Ashton, Wedmore, BS28 4QE

Refused Exmoor National Park 15/25/00014 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and associated building operations.

As published by the council, reference 15/25/00014

Application record

Reference
15/25/00014
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwelling
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Decided
6 Jan 2026
Parish
Chapel Allerton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BS28 4QE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 15/25/00009 Withdrawn

    Ashton Farm, Ashton, Wedmore, BS28 4QE

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and associated building operations.

    Decided 3 Oct 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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