Planning application
Hugh Sexeys Hospital High Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0AS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to address decaying timber boards at the threshold in Ante Room.
As published by the council, reference 26/00450/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00450/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- WINCANTON AND BRUTON
- Parish
- Bruton
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA10 0AS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02008/TCA Granted
Hugh Sexeys Hospital High Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0AS
Notification of intent to Fell No. 2 Trees and carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area.
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23/00233/LBC Granted
Hugh Sexeys Hospital High Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0AS
Interior alterations to former Masters Lounge to form an Archive and Vestry room, Proposed new opening and interior door from the adjacent access Hall at ground floor level to the proposed Archive and Vestry room and the installation of a new fire lined partition blocking the existing doorway from the adjacent former Master's House building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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6 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 17 August 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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