Planning application
Branch Farm Branch Farm Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3RE
Relates to 2026/0951/FUL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) on planning consent 2026/0951/FUL
As published by the council, reference 2026/1496/APP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1496/APP
- Type
- Approval of Details - Cond
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Mells Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 3RE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0951/FUL Granted
Branch Farm Branch Farm Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3RE
Widen existing access into the farm.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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2026/0951/FUL Granted
Branch Farm Branch Farm Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3RE
Widen existing access into the farm.
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Carter Jonas LLP Agent
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 15 September 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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