Planning application
The Old Chapel Townsend Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5SB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Repair & alterations to workshop/garage & office to form ancillary residential accommodation to the main house.
As published by the council, reference 2025/0328/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0328/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 24 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Shepton Mallet Division
- Parish
- Shepton Mallet Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA4 5SB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/0327/FUL Granted
The Old Chapel Townsend Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5SB
Repair & alterations to workshop/garage office to form ancillary residential accommodation to the main house.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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4 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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16 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Lyme Regis
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 12 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.
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