Planning application
Upper Vobster Farm Upper Vobster Road Vobster Radstock Somerset BA3 5SA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of holiday accommodation to dwellinghouse (C3). (Revised application form & application type rec'd 10.04.25)
As published by the council, reference 2025/0400/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0400/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 5 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Mells Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA3 5SA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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10 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jun 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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29 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Context Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bath
Active · incorporated 2018 · Bath
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 11 June 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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