26/00086/LBC

1. 15 Jan 2026

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 20 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Heritage applications concern listed buildings and conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for works, inside or out, that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without consent is a criminal offence. The council weighs harm to the heritage asset against any public benefit of the proposal.

More on heritage and listed buildings applications in our guide

• 26/00085/HOU Granted

  Shores Farm Frog Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JR

  Replacement chimney pots to existing chimneys to increase clearance from existing thatched roof to 1.8m.

  15 Jan 2026 0m away Householder
• 26/00085/HOU Granted

  Shores Farm Frog Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JR

  Replacement chimney pots to existing chimneys to increase clearance from existing thatched roof to 1.8m.

  15 Jan 2026 0m away Householder
• 26/00086/LBC Granted

  Shores Farm Frog Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JR

  Replacement chimney pots to existing chimneys to increase clearance from existing thatched roof to 1.8m.

  15 Jan 2026 0m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 24/02057/HOU Granted

  1 Kitchens Lane Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JL

  New first floor extension on top of existing ground floor extension

  4 Sep 2024 244m away Householder
• 26/01022/S73 Granted

  Knapp House Church Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JX

  S73 application to vary conditions 02 (approved plans) and 04 (windows/doors) to allow a change in design for a new smaller scheme, in relation to planning application 25/01790/HOU for Replace an existing single storey storage room to the north of Knapp Cottage. The new building will house an entrance hall, utility room and games room, consolidating multiple extensions into a cohesive design.

  5 May 2026 296m away Amendments
• 26/01056/S19 Granted

  Knapp House Church Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JX

  S19 application to vary conditions 02(approved plans) and 04 (windows/doors) to allow a change in design for a new smaller scheme, in relation to planning application 25/01791/LBC for Replace an existing single storey storage room to the north of Knapp Cottage. The new building will house an entrance hall, utility room and games room, consolidating multiple extensions into a cohesive design.

  8 May 2026 296m away Conditions

• 08/26/00057 Granted

  16 High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3DX

  Conversion of first and second floor offices to 9 No. residential apartments.

  24 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 50/26/00047 Granted

  West End House, West End, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BD

  This application seeks consent for a range of internal and external works to the house. Internally, the works comprise alterations to the fireplace in the sitting room, a new gateway within the existing cupboard by the front door, and the installation of a Tesla Powerwall inside the barn. Externally, the works comprise of joinery repairs to the barn gable door; replacement of the barn door and kitchen door with new doors; a new glasshouse on the site of the previous one; removal of the existing modern shed in the garden and its replacement with a new shed, relocated to the end of the garden; roof repairs to the privy; installation of new joinery to conceal a new electric vehicle charging point in the car park; and installation of solar panels.

  23 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 08/26/00062 Granted

  Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH

  Change of use of gatehouse (Use Class E(e)) to dedicated bat mitigation building (Sui Generis) with the installation of bat tiles and bat dormer to roof and demountable boarding to ground floor windows, and repair/replacement of roof slates and ridge tiles as needed.

  21 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 17/26/00039 Granted

  Brock Farm House, Hannay Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3LJ

  Internal and external alterations including replacement of cement render with lime, addition of new canopy to back door, replacement of some windows, secondary glazing to others, replacement internal plaster.

  16 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 39/26/00007 Granted

  Crossway Farm, 60 Brookside Road, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2PP

  Proposed 3 bay garage with roof mounted solar PV array

  13 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings