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NEW ROAD FARM, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3PZ

Granted Exmoor National Park 25/26/00002 Prior Approval Business (E) to Dwelling

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

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. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 25/26/00002

Application record

Reference
25/26/00002
Type
Prior Approval Business (E) to Dwelling
Status
Permitted
Decision
Prior Approval Approved
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Decided
5 Mar 2026
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.

  • 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.

    Decided 24 Jan 2026 Full applications
  • 25/25/00016 Refused

    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. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

    Decided 18 Nov 2025 Prior approval
  • 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.

    Decided 17 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 5 March 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.

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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