HARTROW FARM, HARTROW GATE CROSS TO WILLETT HILL CROSS, ELWORTHY, BISHOPS LYDEARD, TAUNTON, TA4 3PZ

1. 13 Jul 2026

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 11 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Awaiting decision

   Previously Registered.

5. 17 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Prior approval not required

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 17 August 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Evan House, Hartrow Gate Cross to Willett Hill Cross, Elworthy, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3PZ

  3/12/26/001 Submitted 3 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Erection of a single storey extension to the side

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Pilcher House, Hartrow Gate Cross to Willet Hill Cross, Elworthy, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3PZ

  3/12/24/001 Submitted 15 Mar 2024 50 yards away

  Replacement of side window on the north elevation with French doors

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• Barn at Hartrow Farm, Lydeard St Lawrence, TA4 3PZ

  ABD/12/26/001 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Application for prior approval for change of use of agricultural building into 1 No. dwelling house (Class C3) and for associated operational development

  Refused Outline 18 docs
  Domestic

• Hartrow Farm, Hartrow Gate Cross to Willett Hill Cross, Lydeard St Lawrence, TA4 3PZ

  NMA/12/23/001 Submitted 23 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Application for a Non-Material Amendment to application 3/12/22/003 for the omission of 1 No. first floor window and addition of 2 No. windows to the north elevation with reduction in size to window at first floor level of Plot 5

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 6 docs

• Barns on land at Hartrow Farm, Higher Vexford, Lydeard, TA4 3PZ

  3/12/20/003 Submitted 23 Dec 2020 50 yards away

  Demolition of buildings with the erection of 5 No. detached dwellings with widening and improvement of access arrangements, landscaping and associated works

  Granted Full applications Demolition 35 docs

• 50/26/00074 Granted

  Walls Farm, Stoughton Road, West Stoughton, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4PP

  Change of use of the building to 1 No. residential dwelling, along with the installation of windows, doors and services

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 03/26/00006 Granted

  Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 17/26/00060 Granted

  Penstone, The Lippiatt, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3QT

  Change of use of a working farm to allow it to be also used for Alternative Learning Provision for young people aged 8-25 years of age.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 03/26/00008 Granted

  Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of 500 square meters of Barn 1 and 500 square meters of Barn 2 (Total of 1000 square meters in total) into a flexible commercial space.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 3/30/26/004 Granted

  Land adjacent to Surridge Farm, lane between Skilgate and Frogwell Cross, Skilgate, TA4 2DQ

  Application for prior notification for the erection of a steel cover extension to agricultural building

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Prior approval