Planning application
Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1JQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of condition 2 (Occupation of the dwelling limited to a person employed or last employed in agriculture or forestry) relating to planning permission 104878/001 dated 24/10/1985 for (Erection of farmhouse and garage).
As published by the council, reference 2025/1493/VRC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1493/VRC
- Type
- Variation or Removal of Conditions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1JQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/1559/PAA Refused
Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1JQ
Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of 3no. agricultural buildings to 10no. dwellinghouses (Class C3).
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2025/0739/CLE Granted
Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1JQ
Certificate of Lawfulness of existing use for the removal of the agricultural occupancy condition.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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8 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Salmon Planning Company Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Wells
Active · incorporated 2003 · Wells
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 8 October 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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