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Elm Batch Kennel Batch Wookey Hole Wells Somerset BA5 1AY

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1561/HSE Householder Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Raise existing roof to provide additional bedrooms & construct a rear gable to mirror existing front gable.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1561/HSE

Application record

Reference
2026/1561/HSE
Type
Householder Application
Status
Registered
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Postcode
BA5 1AY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 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

25 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.

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What 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 householder applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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