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31 Castle Street Frome Somerset BA11 3BW

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2025/2003/HSE Householder Application

Works: Windows or glazing Domestic

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Proposal

Replacement of all existing windows with casement-style units to provide better fire escape routes.

As published by the council, reference 2025/2003/HSE

Application record

Reference
2025/2003/HSE
Type
Householder Application
Status
Registered
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Ward
Frome West Division
Parish
Frome Town Council
Postcode
BA11 3BW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 January 2026, 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Western Building Consultants Ltd Agent, registered in Bath

Active · incorporated 2003 · Bath

103 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 93% granted

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Documents

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

11 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 householder applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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