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Windmill Hill, North Curry

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 24/26/0020 Outline Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Application for outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for the proposed development of up to 32 dwellings, accesses, landscaping, and associated infrastructure at Land to the East of Windmill Hill, North Curry

As published by the council, reference 24/26/0020

Application record

Reference
24/26/0020
Type
Outline Planning Permission
Status
Pending As published: Initially identified as a decision to be made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers.
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Parish
North Curry

Comment by 2 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Exmoor National Park through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jul 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 4 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 September 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

28 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 outline applications in a median of 43 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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