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The Laurels Westfield Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3TN

Granted Exmoor National Park 2025/0324/VRC Variation or Removal of Conditions

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Variation of condition 1 - Plans List (Compliance) of Planning Consent 2023/2088/FUL (Replacement of the existing 21-bed residential care home and adjoining land with a new 49-bed care home together with communal, support and staff spaces and associated works. (Re-submission of 2023/0278/FUL))

As published by the council, reference 2025/0324/VRC

Application record

Reference
2025/0324/VRC
Type
Variation or Removal of Conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Approval
Received
21 Feb 2025
Validated
25 Feb 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
Rodney Stoke Parish Council
Decision by
Planning Board
Postcode
BS27 3TN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/0063/APP Split decision

    The Laurels Westfield Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3TN

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Surface Water Drainage System) 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) 6 (Construction Management Plan) 8 (Electric Vehicle Charging) 10 (Materials) 18 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) 20 (Habitat Enhancement) 22 (Supervision of Works - Protected Species) and 23 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) on planning consent 2025/0324/VRC

    Decided 18 Mar 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 2026/0063/APP Split decision

    The Laurels Westfield Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3TN

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Surface Water Drainage System) 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) 6 (Construction Management Plan) 8 (Electric Vehicle Charging) 10 (Materials) 18 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) 20 (Habitat Enhancement) 22 (Supervision of Works - Protected Species) and 23 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) on planning consent 2025/0324/VRC

    Decided 18 Mar 2026 Conditions

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4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 December 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.

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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