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Land At 363591 140245 Prestleigh Hill Prestleigh Shepton Mallet Somerset

Refused Exmoor National Park 2025/1661/PAA Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 10no. dwellinghouses.

As published by the council, reference 2025/1661/PAA

Application record

Reference
2025/1661/PAA
Type
Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
10 Sep 2025
Validated
10 Sep 2025
Decided
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Parish
Doulting Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA4 4NJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Huntingdon

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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