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Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

Refused Exmoor National Park 24/01765/PAMB PA COU from Agri to Dwellings

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval Notification for the change of use and conversion of an existing agricultural building to two dwellings

As published by the council, reference 24/01765/PAMB

Application record

Reference
24/01765/PAMB
Type
PA COU from Agri to Dwellings
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
1 Aug 2024
Validated
1 Aug 2024
Decided
11 Sep 2024
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Shepton Montague
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
BA9 8JJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/01624/FUL Awaiting decision

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Demolition of Agricultural Buildings and Erect Two Dwellings including Garages and Residential Curtilage

    Submitted 14 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01453/NMA Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Non Material Amendment to approved application 22/02790/FUL for an amendment to internal layout, doors to rear elevation and Garage Conversion

    Decided 23 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00412/S73A Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    S73A Application to vary Condition No's 02 (approved plans), 03 (external surfaces), 04 (access) and 07 (bat boxes) to allow for a change of materials to be more suitable to surrounding area relating to planning consent 22/02790/FUL; Demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect three new C3 dwellings with residential curtilages

    Decided 14 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00050/DOC1 Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Discharge of Conditions No. 6 (Lighting Design for Bats) and No. 11A (PTP) of Planning Application 22/02790/FUL

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02902/DOC1 Refused

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Discharge of Conditions No. 6 (Lighting Design for Bats) and No. 11A (PTP) of Planning Application 22/02790/FUL.

    Decided 29 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/02344/DPO Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Application to discharge the planning obligation dated 12 September 1995 between South Somerset District Council and Robert John Dimond and Christina Dimond pursuant to planning permissions 942826 and 951108 for alterations and conversion of agricultural buildings into 2 No. dwellinghouses

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 22/02790/FUL Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect three new C3 dwellings with residential curtilages

    Decided 10 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Aug 2024

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 11 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Symonds & Sampson LLP Agent, registered in Dorchester

Active · incorporated 2007 · Dorchester

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Documents

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13 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

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