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Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

Granted Exmoor National Park 25/02344/DPO Discharge of Planning Obligation

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 25/02344/DPO

Application record

Reference
25/02344/DPO
Type
Discharge of Planning Obligation
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
22 Sep 2025
Validated
25 Sep 2025
Decided
30 Oct 2025
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
  • 24/01765/PAMB Refused

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

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

    Decided 11 Sep 2024 Outline
  • 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. 22 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 25 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 30 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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