Planning application
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of condition 4 (needs of agriculture) relating to planning permission 029667/001 (Erection of farm managers cottage at Castle Farm, East Harptree)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0323/VRC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0323/VRC
- Type
- Variation or Removal of Conditions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Priddy Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BS40 6DD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/2186/CLE Decided
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Application for a existing lawful development certificate for the occupation in breach of agricultural occupancy condition 4 of consent 029667/001.
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2025/0748/CLE Decided
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Certificate of lawfulness for the occupation of Castle End in breach of agricultural occupancy condition 4 of consent 029667/001 for excess of 10 years
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 10 April 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Application for a existing lawful development certificate for the occupation in breach of agricultural occupancy condition 4 of consent 029667/001.
Decided Lawful development 14 docs -
Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD
Certificate of lawfulness for the occupation of Castle End in breach of agricultural occupancy condition 4 of consent 029667/001 for excess of 10 years
Decided Lawful development 13 docs -
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