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Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1867/AGB Agricultural Notification Proposed Build

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Extension of existing agricultural barn

As published by the council, reference 2026/1867/AGB

Application record

Reference
2026/1867/AGB
Type
Agricultural Notification Proposed Build
Status
Registered
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Mendip Hills Division
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Postcode
BA5 3EL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 4 applications since 2021.

  • 2025/1969/FUL Awaiting decision

    Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

    Change of use of agricultural land to residential garden curtilage.

    Submitted 29 Oct 2025 Full applications
  • 2025/1252/OUT Withdrawn

    Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

    Application for Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for the reuse of a static caravan for an additional 10 years for residential/holiday let use, with details of access & scale.

    Decided 29 Sep 2025 Outline
  • 2021/2533/NMA Withdrawn

    Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

    Non-material amendment to permission 2020/1268/FUL (Change of use from Agricultural to mixed use (B1 Business and C3 Residential) and conversion of barn to Live Work unit).

    Decided 23 Dec 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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 46 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

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 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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    2025/2125/APP Submitted 25 Nov 2025 50 yards away

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    2026/0119/CLP Submitted 22 Jan 2026 50 yards away

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  • Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

    2025/1252/OUT Submitted 4 Jul 2025 100 yards away

    Application for Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for the reuse of a static caravan for an additional 10 years for residential/holiday let use, with details of access & scale.

    Withdrawn Outline 22 docs
  • Beechbarrow Farm Haydon Drove Wells Somerset BA5 3EH

    2021/1855/FUL Submitted 13 Aug 2021 100 yards away

    Conversion of an agricultural barn into a Live-Work Unit and the change of use from Agriculture to Mixed Use of Business and Residential.

    Decided Full applications 44 docs
  • Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

    2025/1969/FUL Submitted 29 Oct 2025 100 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~24 Dec

    Change of use of agricultural land to residential garden curtilage.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs
  • Beechbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset BA5 3EL

    2021/2533/NMA Submitted 5 Nov 2021 150 yards away

    Non-material amendment to permission 2020/1268/FUL (Change of use from Agricultural to mixed use (B1 Business and C3 Residential) and conversion of barn to Live Work unit).

    Withdrawn Amendments 16 docs

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