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Land West Of 67 Fortescue Street Norton St Philip Frome Somerset

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2025/1515/FUL Full Application

Works: Trees Several homes

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Proposal

Erection of 8 dwellings including affordable housing. Formation of a 1.1ha area of open space, linking Church Mead with Ponds Country Park, new vehicular accesses and footpath links. Hard and soft landscaping including new planting improvements to the tree belt with Church Mead, ecological and biodiversity enhancements including bat replacement habitat. Car and cycle parking. Associated works.

As published by the council, reference 2025/1515/FUL

Application record

Reference
2025/1515/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
15 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Sep 2025
Ward
Frome North Division
Parish
Norton St Philip Parish Council

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 4 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

108 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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