Planning application
Hocoburch House The Hollow Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL
Works: Windows or glazing Domestic
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Proposal
Replacement of kitchen and sitting room patio doors with metal bi-fold doors. Increase width of vehicle opening to driveway, replacement of existing gate. Install a side 2.0m pedestrian gate next to vehicle gate.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1609/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1609/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA5 1HL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
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2026/0405/CLP Decided
Hocoburch House The Hollow Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for use to replace a fence attached above an existing boundary block wall, and to replace a damaged vehicle gate, and to create a pedestrian gate by widening the existing opening to 5.0 metres
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2026/0405/CLE Decided
Hocoburch House The Hollow Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for use to replace a fence attached above an existing boundary block wall, and to replace a damaged vehicle gate, and to create a pedestrian gate by widening the existing opening to 5.0 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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31 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 December 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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