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Land At 376858 143519 Smithwicks Lane Marston Bigot Frome Somerset

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1686/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Erection of a single-storey rural workers self-build dwelling and change of use of a small part of the agricultural land to mixed use (residential and commercial)

As published by the council, reference 2026/1686/FUL

Application record

Reference
2026/1686/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
3 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Parish
Trudoxhill Parish Council

Comment by 29 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Exmoor National Park's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 8 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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

10 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.

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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 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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