Planning application
Haycroft Farm Veal Lane Walton Street Somerset BA16 9RB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed building.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0538/AGB
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0538/AGB
- Type
- Agricultural Notification Proposed Build
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- Walton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA16 9RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2021/1283/FUL Granted
Haycroft Farm Veal Lane Walton Street Somerset BA16 9RB
Demolition of existing barns on site and erection of 1no. 4bed dwellinghouse
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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.
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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