Planning application
Broadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application for change of use from quarry to a research, development and test centre for explosives. The change of use retains the quarry offices and outbuildings and involves alterations to the entrance, car parking, landscaping and the erection of a new store, two containers and flagpoles for blast warnings.
As published by the council, reference 2009/0620
Application record
- Reference
- 2009/0620
- Type
- Amendment
- Status
- Temporary Permission Expired
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 5 Aug 2009
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2009
- Decided
- 17 May 2010
- Postcode
- BA5 3BZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2009
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 May 2010
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 17 May 2010, 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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