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Barns At Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2025/1938/PAA Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential

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Proposal

Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of 3 agricultural buildings to 10 dwellinghouses (Class C3) and for associated operational development.

As published by the council, reference 2025/1938/PAA

Application record

Reference
2025/1938/PAA
Type
Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
Status
Registered
Received
23 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council
Postcode
BA5 1JQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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 45 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

13 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 outline applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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