Planning application
Land At 360844 136490 Wraxall Road Wraxall Shepton Mallet Somerset
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Replace the existing medium poles with new stout and lazy leg poles.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1554/OHL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1554/OHL
- Type
- Overhead Electricity Lines
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mendip South Division
- Parish
- Ditcheat Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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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
7 documents on file for this application
- CONLI - CONSULTEE LIST
- POLE INDICATOR MAP 1 OF 5
- POLE INDICATOR MAP 2 OF 5
- POLE INDICATOR MAP 3 OF 5
- POLE INDICATOR MAP 4 OF 5
- POLE INDICATOR MAP 5 OF 5
- MAGIC IMPACT REPORT SECTION
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 less common application types in a median of 18 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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