Planning application
Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of agricultural land to residential garden curtilage.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1969/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1969/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA5 3EL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021.
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2026/1867/AGB Awaiting decision
Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL
Extension of existing agricultural barn
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2025/1252/OUT Withdrawn
Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL
Application for Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for the reuse of a static caravan for an additional 10 years for residential/holiday let use, with details of access & scale.
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2021/2533/NMA Withdrawn
Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL
Non-material amendment to permission 2020/1268/FUL (Change of use from Agricultural to mixed use (B1 Business and C3 Residential) and conversion of barn to Live Work unit).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 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 full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Beechbarrow Farm Haydon Drove Wells Somerset BA5 3EH
Conversion of an agricultural barn into a Live-Work Unit and the change of use from Agriculture to Mixed Use of Business and Residential.
Decided Full applications 44 docs -
Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL
Application for Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for the reuse of a static caravan for an additional 10 years for residential/holiday let use, with details of access & scale.
Withdrawn Outline 22 docs -
Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL
Non-material amendment to permission 2020/1268/FUL (Change of use from Agricultural to mixed use (B1 Business and C3 Residential) and conversion of barn to Live Work unit).
Withdrawn Amendments 16 docs -
Beechbarrow Farm Haydon Drove Wells Somerset BA5 3EH
Application for a existing lawful development certificate for works begun within 3yr time limit on planning consent 2020/1268/FUL.
Granted Lawful development 22 docs -
Land At 357357 149060 Haydon Drove Haydon Wells Somerset
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Hard Landscaping) on planning consent 2024/1872/VRC
Granted Conditions 8 docs -
Beechbarrow Barn Haydon Drove Haydon Wells Somerset
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for: works have commenced on 2023/0610/VRC (Change of use from agricultural to equestrian and conversion of barn to mixed use of equestrian and residential Use C3).
Granted Lawful development 9 docs
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