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Land OS 3426 Hadspen Estate Bratton Seymour Wincanton Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7NG

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/00156/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Erection of new ecosphere structure to house a succulent plant collection together with related services and visitor facilities, as an extension to the existing visitor attraction at The Newt in Somerset; associated access, landscape and drainage works, including temporary construction access from Cary Edge Lane

As published by the council, reference 26/00156/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00156/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Shepton Montague
Postcode
BA7 7NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 April 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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AZ Urban Studio Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1995 · London

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Documents

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

155 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 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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