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Orchard Cottage Main Street Babcary Somerton Somerset TA11 7DZ

Granted Exmoor National Park 26/00937/HOU Householder Application

Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing side extension and erection of single storey extension

As published by the council, reference 26/00937/HOU

Application record

Reference
26/00937/HOU
Type
Householder Application
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Decided
29 Jul 2026
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Babcary
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
TA11 7DZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02163/DOC1 Granted

    Orchard Cottage Main Street Babcary Somerton Somerset TA11 7DZ

    Discharge of Condition No 5 (Tree Protection Plan) of application 26/00937/HOU

    Decided 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 24/01933/DOC1 Granted

    Orchard Cottage Main Street Babcary Somerton Somerset TA11 7DZ

    Discharge of Conditions No. 3 (Materials) and No. 4 (Timber Cladding) of Planning Application 24/00633/HOU.

    Decided 21 Aug 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 7 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/02163/DOC1 Granted

    Orchard Cottage Main Street Babcary Somerton Somerset TA11 7DZ

    Discharge of Condition No 5 (Tree Protection Plan) of application 26/00937/HOU

    Decided 17 Sep 2026 Conditions

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

241 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 98% granted

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Documents

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

38 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 July 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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