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Green Farm Slait Hill To Pound Lane Downhead Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4LQ

Granted Exmoor National Park 2025/2182/PAF Prior App CoU Agricult. to Flexible Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Approval for Change of Use of Agricultural Building to flexible use Commercial/Business/Service (Class E).

As published by the council, reference 2025/2182/PAF

Application record

Reference
2025/2182/PAF
Type
Prior App CoU Agricult. to Flexible Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Given
Received
4 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Decided
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Parish
Downhead Parish Meeting
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA4 4LQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2023/1570/APP Granted

    Green Farm Slait Hill To Pound Lane Downhead Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4LQ

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Materials) on planning consent 2022/2502/FUL.

    Decided 30 Aug 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Dec 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 5 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Origin Rural Ltd Agent, registered in Chippenham

Active · incorporated 2021 · Chippenham

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 20 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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