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Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2025/1969/FUL Full Application

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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 2 applications since 2021.

  • 2021/2533/NMA Withdrawn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).

    Decided 23 Dec 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Oct 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 44 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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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 full applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

    2021/2533/NMA Submitted 5 Nov 2021 50 yards away

    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    Withdrawn Amendments 16 docs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

    2023/1342/CLE Submitted 14 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    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

    2025/2125/APP Submitted 25 Nov 2025 100 yards away

    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

    2026/0119/CLP Submitted 22 Jan 2026 100 yards away

    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
  • Land At 357222 149016 Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset

    2026/0468/FUL Submitted 10 Mar 2026 350 yards away

    The change of use of one acre of agricultural pastureland to residential curtilage and the conversion of a redundant agricultural barn to a C3 residential house.

    Refused Full applications 36 docs
  • Bethel Barn Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells BA5 3EL

    2020/0824/NMA Submitted 27 Apr 2020 400 yards away

    Non-material amendment to permission 2019/0957/FUL (Conversion of barn to a dwelling including a new single storey extension).

    Granted Amendments Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic

In Exmoor National Park

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    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
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    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 38/26/00005 Granted

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    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
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    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 24/26/00013 Granted

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    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications