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Land OS 4910 And OS 6011 North Of Burfitt Road And South Of Ansford Hill Ansford Castle Cary Somerset

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 25/03089/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Erection of 49 dwellings including affordable housing, access proposed from Burfitt Road, provision of pedestrian access and crossing over Ansford Hill, public open space and ancillary works

As published by the council, reference 25/03089/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/03089/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Ansford

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Grass Roots Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol

Active · incorporated 2010 · Bristol

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Documents

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

257 documents on file for this application

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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 full applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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