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Babington House Vobster Cross To Hatchet Hill Babington Frome Somerset BA11 3RW

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/0921/FUL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Siting of 4 wellness cabins and bespoke shepherd huts for use as a reception

As published by the council, reference 2026/0921/FUL

Application record

Reference
2026/0921/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Mendip Hills Division
Parish
Kilmersdon Parish Council
Postcode
BA11 3RW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/1276/TPO Split decision

    Babington House Vobster Cross To Hatchet Hill Babington Frome Somerset BA11 3RW

    (M1239) T64 - Beech - Reduce in height by 5m. T70 & T911 - Sycamore - Dismantle crown & fell trunk. T71 - Ash - Dismantle crown & fell trunk. T245 - Beech - Remove overhanging dead branch. T804 - Yew - Reduce in height tree by 6m.

    Decided 2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2020/1148/APP Granted

    Babington House Vobster Cross To Hatchet Hill Babington Frome Somerset BA11 3RW

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 3-Joinery Details, 4- Materials, 5- Ducts, Pipes, Rainwater Goods on listed building consent 2019/2347/LBC

    Decided 2 Jul 2020 Conditions
  • 2020/0710/LBC Granted

    Babington House Vobster Cross To Hatchet Hill Babington Frome Somerset BA11 3RW

    Works to ice house comprising repairs to mortar and stone work, replace missing and rotten oak lintels and replacement of existing iron gate.

    Decided 16 Jun 2020 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 21 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Whiteacre Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Templecombe

Active · incorporated 2014 · Templecombe

241 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 98% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

38 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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