Planning application
Church Farm Heckley Lane Ashwick Radstock Somerset BA3 5BE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwellinghouse (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2026/1934/PAA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1934/PAA
- Type
- Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 6 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Ashwick Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA3 5BE
Comment by 29 October 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
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6 Oct 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 December 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Whiteacre Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Templecombe
Active · incorporated 2014 · Templecombe
241 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 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 outline applications in a median of 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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