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Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/00479/COU Change of Use

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Proposal

Application for the change of use of land for the siting of 3 shepherd huts to provide holiday accommodation

As published by the council, reference 26/00479/COU

Application record

Reference
26/00479/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Pitcombe
Postcode
BA7 7LX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01316/S73 Granted

    Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

    S73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) to amend the roof covering of annexe to standing seam metal roof, in relation to planning permission 25/02215/FUL for Removal of non historic late C20th outbuilding, erection of single-storey, two-bedroom annexe for elderly relative and carer on existing footprint, erection of outbuildings to accommodate machinery and store, re-instatement of lost historic gates and removal of concrete yard covering.

    Decided 1 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 26/01340/S19 Granted

    Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

    S19 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) to amend the roof covering of annexe to standing seam metal roof, in relation to 25/02216/LBC for Removal of non historic late C20th outbuilding, erection of single-storey, two-bedroom annexe on existing footprint, erection of outbuildings to accommodate machinery and store, re-instatement of lost historic gates and removal of concrete yard covering.

    Decided 1 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01134/NMA Withdrawn

    Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

    Non Material Amendment to approved applications 25/02215/FUL & 25/02216/LBC to amend the roof covering and glazing style of the annex

    Decided 22 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00726/TCA Granted

    Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

    Felling of a birch T1 and a maple T2. The owner would like to remove these trees due to there proximity to the buildings.

    Decided 12 May 2026 Trees
  • 25/02508/AGN Granted

    Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

    Notification of intent to erect a new agricultural storage building.

    Decided 29 Oct 2025 Other
  • 25/02369/AGN Decided

    Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

    Notification of intent to erect an agricultural storage and processing building

    Decided 13 Oct 2025 Other
  • 25/02215/FUL Granted

    Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

    Removal of non historic late C20th outbuilding, erection of single-storey, two-bedroom annexe for elderly relative and carer on existing footprint, erection of outbuildings to accommodate machinery and store, re-instatement of lost historic gates and removal of concrete yard covering.

    Decided 25 Feb 2026 Full applications
  • 25/02216/LBC Granted

    Hadspen Valley House Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX

    Removal of non historic late C20th outbuilding, erection of single-storey, two-bedroom annexe for elderly relative and carer on existing footprint, erection of outbuildings to accommodate machinery and store, re-instatement of lost historic gates and removal of concrete yard covering.

    Decided 25 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 May 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Whiteacre Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Templecombe

Active · incorporated 2014 · Templecombe

212 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 98% granted

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Documents

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

29 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 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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