Planning application
Earnshill House Hambridge Langport Somerset TA10 0AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Internal alterations to include replacement and upgrading of bathrooms, upgrading of plumbing and concealed services, limited alterations within secondary east wing accommodation, utility room improvements, installation of a sauna and gym facility and associated decorative works (Implemented)
As published by the council, reference 26/01154/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01154/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
- Parish
- Hambridge/Westport
- Postcode
- TA10 0AX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00604/HOU Granted
Earnshill House Hambridge Langport Somerset TA10 0AX
Retention of gazebo structure installed over an existing hot tub (Retrospective).
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26/00481/COU Awaiting decision
Earnshill House Hambridge Langport Somerset TA10 0AX
Application for the change of use of part of Earnshill House to a mixed use comprising residential use (Use Class C3), the hosting of wedding ceremonies and receptions, other private and cultural events, and short stay guest accommodation (sui generis) (Retrospective application).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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4 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 July 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
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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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Earnshill House Hambridge Langport Somerset TA10 0AX
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92% historically approved · decision due ~11 Jun
Application for the change of use of part of Earnshill House to a mixed use comprising residential use (Use Class C3), the hosting of wedding ceremonies and receptions, other private and cultural events, and short stay guest accommodation (sui generis) (Retrospective application).
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