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Land At 346374 136183 Main Street Walton Street Somerset

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/0105/OUT Outline Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline planning permission with all matters reserved except for access, for the development of up to 78 homes, a commercial unit of up to 155sqm, formation of new access & associated development.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0105/OUT

Application record

Reference
2026/0105/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Registered
Received
20 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
Walton Parish Council

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 28 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 March 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

63 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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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 outline applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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