Planning application
Branch Farm Branch Farm Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3RE
Relates to 2026/0951/FUL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Mells Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA11 3RE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 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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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2026/0951/FUL Granted
Branch Farm Branch Farm Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3RE
Widen existing access into the farm.
Who's behind it
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7 documents on file for this application
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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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
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Branch Farm Branch Farm Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3RE
Widen existing access into the farm.
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Quarry Cottages Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3PY
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Refused Conditions Trees 14 docs -
Manor House Selwood Street Mells Frome BA11 3PN
Proposed works to trees/s in a conservation area: T1-8 (Limes) - Reduce limbs.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Group of 6 remaining Poplars and group of dead / dying Ash behind. Fell both groups.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
1 Rectory Cottages Selwood Street Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3PN
98% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep
T1 - Willow - Repollard to contain tree.
Awaiting decision Trees
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