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Castle End Old Bristol Road Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BS40 6DD

Granted Exmoor National Park 2026/0323/VRC Variation or Removal of Conditions

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
Granted As published: 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: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2025/2186/CLE Granted

    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 29 Jan 2026 Lawful development
  • 2025/0748/CLE Refused

    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 12 Jun 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 10 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 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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What 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

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