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Hillcrest Somers Hill To Mells Green Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3QP

Refused Exmoor National Park 2025/0291/OUT Outline Application

Works: New dwelling Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Application for Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved with details of access for the erection of 1no self-build dwellinghouse

As published by the council, reference 2025/0291/OUT

Application record

Reference
2025/0291/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
10 Feb 2025
Validated
3 Mar 2025
Decided
24 Jul 2025
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Parish
Mells Parish Council
Decision by
Chair/Vice Chair
Postcode
BA11 3QP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 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 outline applications

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.

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