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Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

Granted Exmoor National Park 26/00412/S73A Section 73A determination

Works: Demolition

Relates to 22/02790/FUL

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

Proposal

S73A Application to vary Condition No's 02 (approved plans), 03 (external surfaces), 04 (access) and 07 (bat boxes) to allow for a change of materials to be more suitable to surrounding area relating to planning consent 22/02790/FUL; Demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect three new C3 dwellings with residential curtilages

As published by the council, reference 26/00412/S73A

Application record

Reference
26/00412/S73A
Type
Section 73A determination
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Decided
14 Apr 2026
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Shepton Montague
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
BA9 8JJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/01624/FUL Awaiting decision

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Demolition of Agricultural Buildings and Erect Two Dwellings including Garages and Residential Curtilage

    Submitted 14 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01453/NMA Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Non Material Amendment to approved application 22/02790/FUL for an amendment to internal layout, doors to rear elevation and Garage Conversion

    Decided 23 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00050/DOC1 Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Discharge of Conditions No. 6 (Lighting Design for Bats) and No. 11A (PTP) of Planning Application 22/02790/FUL

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02902/DOC1 Refused

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Discharge of Conditions No. 6 (Lighting Design for Bats) and No. 11A (PTP) of Planning Application 22/02790/FUL.

    Decided 29 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/02344/DPO Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Application to discharge the planning obligation dated 12 September 1995 between South Somerset District Council and Robert John Dimond and Christina Dimond pursuant to planning permissions 942826 and 951108 for alterations and conversion of agricultural buildings into 2 No. dwellinghouses

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 24/01765/PAMB Refused

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Prior Approval Notification for the change of use and conversion of an existing agricultural building to two dwellings

    Decided 11 Sep 2024 Outline
  • 22/02790/FUL Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect three new C3 dwellings with residential curtilages

    Decided 10 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 22/02790/FUL Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect three new C3 dwellings with residential curtilages

    Decided 10 Mar 2023 Full applications

Who's behind it

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Scope Architectural Agent, an architecture practice registered in Yeovil

Active · incorporated 2026 · Yeovil

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Documents

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19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 14 April 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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