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Lower Westholme Farm Lower Westholme Road Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4HW

Refused Exmoor National Park 2026/0959/PAA Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 6no. dwellinghouses (Class C3) including associated Operational Works.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0959/PAA

Application record

Reference
2026/0959/PAA
Type
Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Decided
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Mendip South Division
Parish
Pilton Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA4 4HW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2026/1811/PAA Awaiting decision

    Lower Westholme Farm Lower Westholme Road Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4HW

    Prior approval for a proposed change of use of silage barn to 8no. dwellinghouses (C3) including associated operation works.

    Submitted 21 Sep 2026 Outline
  • 2023/1773/DEM Granted

    Lower Westholme Farm Lower Westholme Road Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4HW

    Application for prior notification of proposed demolition of modern agricultural barns.

    Decided 16 Oct 2023 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 May 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Salmon Planning Company Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Wells

Active · incorporated 2003 · Wells

306 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 88% granted

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Documents

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17 documents on file for this application

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What 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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