Planning application
The Old Pump House Coombe Street Pen Selwood Wincanton Somerset BA9 8NF
Works: Extension Domestic
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Relates to 23/02830/FUL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
S73 Application to vary Condition 02 (approved plans) to allow for modest design adjustments relating to planning permission 23/02830/FUL; Conversion and extension of former Wessex Water pumping station and adjacent store building to provide 1 no. Dwelling and adjacent garage, plus alteration of the existing reservoir chamber to create a new landscaped walled garden (resubmission of previous application)
As published by the council, reference 26/00260/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00260/S73
- Type
- Section 73 Determination
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- WINCANTON AND BRUTON
- Parish
- Pen Selwood
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA9 8NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02379/DOC1 Awaiting decision
The Old Pump House Coombe Street Pen Selwood Wincanton Somerset BA9 8NF
Discharge of Condition No 3 (European Protected Species License) of planning application 23/02830/FUL
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26/01201/DOC1 Granted
The Old Pump House Coombe Street Pen Selwood Wincanton Somerset BA9 8NF
Discharge of Condition No. 09 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning application 26/00260/S73
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25/03106/DOC1 Granted
The Old Pump House Coombe Street Pen Selwood Wincanton Somerset BA9 8NF
Discharge of condition No.16 (Contamination Survey Report) of planning application 23/02830/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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10 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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23/02830/FUL Granted
Former Pump House Coombe Street Pen Selwood Wincanton Somerset BA9 8NF
Conversion and extension of former Wessex Water pumping station and adjacent store building to provide 1 no. Dwelling and adjacent garage, plus alteration of the existing reservoir chamber to create a new landscaped walled garden (resubmission of previous application).
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01201/DOC1 Granted
The Old Pump House Coombe Street Pen Selwood Wincanton Somerset BA9 8NF
Discharge of Condition No. 09 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning application 26/00260/S73
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 6 May 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.
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