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Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/01624/FUL Full Application

Works: Demolition Several homes

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Proposal

Demolition of Agricultural Buildings and Erect Two Dwellings including Garages and Residential Curtilage

As published by the council, reference 26/01624/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01624/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Shepton Montague
Postcode
BA9 8JJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/01453/NMA Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Non Material Amendment to approved application 22/02790/FUL for an amendment to internal layout, doors to rear elevation and Garage Conversion

    Decided 23 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00412/S73A Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    S73A Application to vary Condition No's 02 (approved plans), 03 (external surfaces), 04 (access) and 07 (bat boxes) to allow for a change of materials to be more suitable to surrounding area relating to planning consent 22/02790/FUL; Demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect three new C3 dwellings with residential curtilages

    Decided 14 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00050/DOC1 Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Discharge of Conditions No. 6 (Lighting Design for Bats) and No. 11A (PTP) of Planning Application 22/02790/FUL

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02902/DOC1 Refused

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Discharge of Conditions No. 6 (Lighting Design for Bats) and No. 11A (PTP) of Planning Application 22/02790/FUL.

    Decided 29 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/02344/DPO Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Application to discharge the planning obligation dated 12 September 1995 between South Somerset District Council and Robert John Dimond and Christina Dimond pursuant to planning permissions 942826 and 951108 for alterations and conversion of agricultural buildings into 2 No. dwellinghouses

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 24/01765/PAMB Refused

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Prior Approval Notification for the change of use and conversion of an existing agricultural building to two dwellings

    Decided 11 Sep 2024 Outline
  • 22/02790/FUL Granted

    Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ

    Demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect three new C3 dwellings with residential curtilages

    Decided 10 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 4 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 September 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Symonds & Sampson LLP Agent, registered in Dorchester

Active · incorporated 2007 · Dorchester

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Documents

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

25 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 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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