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Prospect Cottage Top Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3QN

Refused Exmoor National Park 2023/1572/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Erection of 1no.dwelling and creation of parking, turning and access.

As published by the council, reference 2023/1572/FUL

Application record

Reference
2023/1572/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
16 Aug 2023
Validated
23 Aug 2023
Decided
26 Oct 2023
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Parish
Mells Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA11 3QN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2026/1241/CLE Granted

    Prospect Cottage Top Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3QN

    Application for an existing lawful development certificate for confirmation that a material operation carried out at Prospect Cottage constitutes an implementation of planning permission 2024/0620/FUL

    Decided 25 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2025/1597/TCA Awaiting decision

    Prospect Cottage Top Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3QN

    G1 - Row of Conifers - Fell.

    Submitted 2 Sep 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Aug 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 23 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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