Planning application
Somerville Ansford Road Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7HG
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of an existing building from commercial use for use as a single residential annexe, demolition and replacement of existing garage and workshop.
As published by the council, reference 25/02778/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02778/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Castle Cary
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA7 7HG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01542/DOC1 Granted
Somerville Ansford Road Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7HG
Discharge of Conditions No. 06 (Statement of Justification from licensed ecologist) and 07 (Lighting plan) of Planning Application 25/02778/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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22 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01542/DOC1 Granted
Somerville Ansford Road Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7HG
Discharge of Conditions No. 06 (Statement of Justification from licensed ecologist) and 07 (Lighting plan) of Planning Application 25/02778/FUL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 4 February 2026, 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.
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