Planning application
The Old Engine Shed Upper Vobster Road Vobster Frome Somerset BA3 5SD
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Proposal
Approval of details reserved by condition 8 (Contaminated Land Verification Report) on planning consent 2024/1135/FUL (Change use from commercial storage (B8) to residential (Use Class C3). Single storey extension & erection of garage)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1957/APP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1957/APP
- Type
- Approval of Details - Cond
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Mells Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA3 5SD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 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 4 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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