Planning application
Land Centred Coordinates 376101 153970 Hammer Lane Hemington Frome Somerset
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The siting of a prefabricated building on agricultural land for use as a C3 dwellinghouse. (Updated proposal description 13/08/2026)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1488/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1488/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Hemington Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 52 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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