Planning application
Lower Brown Farm, Chitcombe Rocks Lane, Huish Champflower, TA4 2EL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage shed for machinery, bedding and feed stuffs
As published by the council, reference 3/17/26/001
Application record
- Reference
- 3/17/26/001
- Type
- Prior Approval (Agriculture/Forestry)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval not required
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Dulverton & Exmoor
- Parish
- Huish Champflower
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA4 2EL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 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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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval not required
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- DECISION
- OFFICER'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- APPLICATION FORM
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- FEE CALCULATION
- LOCATION PLAN
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 1 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 prior approval applications
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.
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