Planning application
Manor Farm Dairy Pound Lane Downhead Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4LG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed fodder store
As published by the council, reference 2026/0409/AGB
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0409/AGB
- Type
- Agricultural Notification Proposed Build
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Downhead Parish Meeting
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA4 4LG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1623/AGB Granted
Manor Farm Dairy Pound Lane Downhead Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4LG
Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed building for storage of general-purpose machinery and fodder.
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2023/2031/APP Granted
Manor Farm Dairy Pound Lane Downhead Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4LG
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Materials - submission of schedule and samples) on planning consent 2022/1277/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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24 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Symonds & Sampson LLP Agent, registered in Dorchester
Active · incorporated 2007 · Dorchester
112 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 85% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 24 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.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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