Planning application
Brownes Garden Centre Woodford Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement of existing retail building with new retail building and erection of new metal storage shed.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0094/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0094/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1398/NMA Granted
Brownes Garden Centre Woodford Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ
Non-material amendment to application 2026/0094/FUL to change window/door positions on south east elevation & change cladding material from timber to metal profile.
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2026/1004/FUL Awaiting decision
Brownes Garden Centre Woodford Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ
Change of use of land formerly part of Browne's Garden Centre to residential (C3) curtilage and erection of new fence to define.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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2026/1398/NMA Granted
Brownes Garden Centre Woodford Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ
Non-material amendment to application 2026/0094/FUL to change window/door positions on south east elevation & change cladding material from timber to metal profile.
Who's behind it
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CJ Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 4 March 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Brownes Garden Centre Woodford Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ
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