Planning application
Barns At 349880 148330 Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset
Works: Demolition
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 demolition of four agricultural buildings and a single slurry store.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0667/DEM
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0667/DEM
- Type
- Demolition Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0851/DEM Granted
Barns At 349880 148330 Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset
Application for prior notification of demolition of 4 agricultural buildings and a single slurry store
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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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