Planning application
Bay Tree South Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7ET
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Proposal
Proposed change of use of public house to form one dwelling house. Change of use to incorporate the existing first floor residential accommodation as one two-storey dwelling house.
As published by the council, reference 26/01395/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01395/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Castle Cary
- Postcode
- BA7 7ET
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01383/LBC Awaiting decision
Bay Tree South Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7ET
Proposed change of use of public house to form one dwelling house. Change of use to incorporate the existing first floor residential accommodation as one two-storey dwelling house.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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19 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 14 August 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
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LXW Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bude
Active · incorporated 2024 · Bude
21 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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