Planning application
Land At 371423 141550 Bridge Hill Wanstrow Shepton Mallet Somerset
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior notification of an agricultural development: proposed farm track.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1697/AGR
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1697/AGR
- Type
- Agricultural Notification Proposed Road
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 9 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Wanstrow Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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9 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 9 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.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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