Planning application
Land At 357222 149016 Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
The change of use of one acre of agricultural pastureland to residential curtilage and the conversion of a redundant agricultural barn to a C3 residential house.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0468/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0468/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 3EL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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