Land Surrounding And To The South And East Of, Cheddar Reservoir, Wedmore Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EH

1. 24 Oct 2025

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 26 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 26 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land to the South of Water Works, Sharpham Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  17/26/00054 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 300 yards away

  Removal of 4No. up to 15m sections of hedgerow (H1, H2, H3, and H4 as shown on submitted plans) to allow for pipeline installation and for plant and machinery access. The hedgerows will be replanted upon completion of the works.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Land to the South of Water Works, Sharpham Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  17/26/00049 Submitted 7 Aug 2026 350 yards away

  Removal of 2No. up to 15m sections of hedgerow (H1 and H2 as shown on submitted plans) to allow for pipeline installation and for plant and machinery access. The hedgerows will be replanted upon completion of the works.

  Withdrawn Trees 5 docs

• Land To The North Of, Helliers Lane, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  17/21/00070 Submitted 15 Jul 2021 0.3 miles away

  Approval of reserved matters, for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the siting of 2no. bat bungalows.

  Granted Reserved matters 24 docs

• Land To The North Of, Helliers Lane, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  17/23/00030 Submitted 26 Apr 2023 0.3 miles away

  Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 17/20/00088 (Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 60 dwellings and associated infrastructure.) to allow for a change to the gate type of the ecology corridor access/egress method to timber gate.

  Granted Amendments 6 docs
  Major scheme

• Land To The North Of, Helliers Lane, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  17/21/00069 Submitted 15 Jul 2021 0.3 miles away

  Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 17/20/00088 (Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 60 dwellings and associated infrastructure.) to allow for the relocation of Plot 7 handed and garage/parking as well as minor adjustments to attenuation features.

  Granted Amendments 20 docs
  Major scheme

• Land To The North Of, Helliers Lane, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  17/23/00022 Submitted 13 Mar 2023 0.3 miles away

  Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 17/20/00088 (Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 60 dwellings and associated infrastructure.) to allow for the change of finish to the gable elevation of plot 52 from brickwork to reconstituted stone.

  Granted Amendments 5 docs
  Major scheme

• 34/26/00002 Granted

  SPA, WINDMILL RETREAT, Main Road, Middlezoy, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0PD

  Outline application with all matters reserved, for the erection of 1No. self-build dwelling to be used as an on-site manager's dwelling.

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Outline
• SCC/4131/2025 Granted

  Land adjacent No 1-4 Firs Cottages Lottisham BA6 8PE

  Replacement of an existing below ground septic-tank, currently used by several residential properties (No 1-4 Firs Cottages, Lottisham), with a small water recycling centre (WRC) package plant. Permission is sought for the change of land use of the site to operational land ("sewerage undertakings"), the installation of WRC plant within a small compound, a new access/ egress point to the adjacent public highway and associated landscaping (the ‘proposed development’).

  Received 17 Jun, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/01922/P3MA Granted

  35 To 37 Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PT

  Prior Approval for change of use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to 6 No. dwellinghouse(s) (Class C3).

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Outline
• 2026/1408/PAR Granted

  172 High Street Street Somerset BA16 0NH

  Application for prior approval to change the use of a building from an A1 Class (Shop) to C3 Class (dwellinghouses).

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/01762/PIP Granted

  Land West Of Sandbrook Lane Galhampton Yeovil Somerset

  Permission in principle for residential development for the erection of a minimum of 1 dwelling and a maximum of 1 dwelling

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Outline