Planning application
Hedges Farm Middle Brooks Street Somerset BA16 0TT
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 2no. dwellinghouses (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2026/1299/PAA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1299/PAA
- Type
- Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Street Division
- Parish
- Street Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA16 0TT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hill Reading Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Wells
Active · incorporated 2007 · Wells
184 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 77% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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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
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