Planning application
Barns At 349880 148330 Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior notification of demolition of 4 agricultural buildings and a single slurry store
As published by the council, reference 2026/0851/DEM
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0851/DEM
- Type
- Demolition Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 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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2026/0667/DEM Refused
Barns At 349880 148330 Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset
Application for prior notification of demolition of four agricultural buildings and a single slurry store.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 27 May 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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