Planning application
Land Centred Coordinates 344257 117933 Pitway Hill South Petherton Somerset
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective Application for the Change of Use of Land to a Glamping Site for Two Pitches with Tents at Carp Fishing Lake with the formation of a hardstanding parking area.
As published by the council, reference 25/02976/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02976/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
- Parish
- South Petherton
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00808/COL Granted
Land Centred Coordinates 344257 117933 Pitway Hill South Petherton Somerset
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use following completed engineering operations of Lake Enlargement: The joining of two existing lakes to form a single enlarged fishing lake including associated earthworks. Earthworks: The placement and profiling of excavated material to form the current landform. Hardstanding and Access Track: The formation of a stone-surfaced track and associated hardstanding area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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30 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 March 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 45 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Witcombe Design & Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
Active · incorporated 2003
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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