Planning application
Green Farm Slait Hill To Pound Lane Downhead Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4LQ
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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5 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given
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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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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