Planning application
Alfreds Tower Kingsettle Hill Brewham Bruton Somerset
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Add horizontal railings to top of tower for visitor protection
As published by the council, reference 26/00354/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00354/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- WINCANTON AND BRUTON
- Parish
- Brewham
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02793/LBC Granted
Alfreds Tower Kingsettle Hill Brewham Bruton Somerset
Add rope handrail to internal staircase
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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16 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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