Planning application
The Trap House The Green Cottage Kyte Lane Ditcheat Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6QZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of a garden office.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2041/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2041/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Mendip South Division
- Parish
- Ditcheat Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA4 6QZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 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 6 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 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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