Planning application
NEW ROAD FARM, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3PZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1 No. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 25/25/00016
Application record
- Reference
- 25/25/00016
- Type
- Prior Approval Business (E) to Dwelling
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 18 Nov 2025
- Parish
- East Huntspill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA9 3PZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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25/26/00002 Granted
NEW ROAD FARM, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3PZ
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).
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25/25/00018 Granted
NEW ROAD FARM, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3PZ
Retrospective application for 3No. first floor windows on south elevation.
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25/21/00026 Granted
New Road Farm, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3PZ
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 25/19/00022 (Change of use and conversion of Barn to form 1 No. Dwelling) to allow for amendments to the design including a vaulted ceiling and mezzanine floor to expose the timbers and glazing to south gable end.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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18 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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NEW ROAD FARM, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3PZ
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).
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Retrospective application for 3No. first floor windows on south elevation.
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Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 25/19/00022 (Change of use and conversion of Barn to form 1 No. Dwelling) to allow for amendments to the design including a vaulted ceiling and mezzanine floor to expose the timbers and glazing to south gable end.
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