Planning application
The Wood Barn Land To North Of Green Farm Green Farm Slait Hill To Pound Lane Downhead Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4LQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 2021/2358/PAA
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/2358/PAA
- Type
- Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 14 Oct 2021
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2021
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2021
- Ward
- Cranmore, Doulting And Nunney (Historic)
- Parish
- Downhead Parish Meeting
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA4 4LQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2021
Received by Exmoor National Park
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26 Nov 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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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 outline applications
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