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Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

Granted Exmoor National Park 3/21/23/106 Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of substation building (retention of works already undertaken)

As published by the council, reference 3/21/23/106

Application record

Reference
3/21/23/106
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant
Received
27 Dec 2023
Validated
27 Dec 2023
Decided
31 Jan 2024
Ward
Minehead
Parish
Minehead
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 10 applications since 2019: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • VSC/21/26/001 Awaiting decision

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Application for Modification or Discharge of a Planning Obligation (Section 106 Agreement) to address the level of affordable housing on site pursuant to application 3/21/13/120

    Submitted 1 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 3/21/26/003 Granted

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Upgrades to telecoms lattice tower including mast increase from 25m to 30m, replacement of 6 No. antenna, removal of 2 No. cabinets, reserve of 1 No. cabinet, installation of 1 No. cabinet and ancillary upgrades thereto

    Decided 5 Mar 2026 Telecoms
  • NMA/21/24/003 Awaiting decision

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Application for a Non-material amendment to application 3/21/22/124 to vary the approved plans list (Condition No. 1)

    Submitted 24 Jul 2024 Amendments
  • NMA/21/23/008 Granted

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment to vary the approved plans list (Condition No. 1) of application 3/21/22/124

    Decided 26 Jan 2024 Amendments
  • 3/21/22/124 Granted

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Variation of Condition No's 1 (approved plans) and 2 (materials to be varied to become a compliance condition) of application 3/21/17/119

    Decided 20 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • NMA/21/22/002 Granted

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment to application 3/21/17/119 to vary the approved plans list, Condition No. 01, for design changes to retaining walls of the rear gardens to plots 05-14

    Decided 10 Mar 2023 Amendments
  • NMA/21/21/001 Granted

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Non-Material amendment to application NMA/21/20/002 for changes to layout and elevations of approved scheme

    Decided 16 Feb 2021 Amendments
  • NMA/21/20/007 Granted

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Non-Material amendment to application NMA/21/20/002 for changes to layout and elevations

    Decided 12 Jan 2021 Amendments
  • 3/21/19/092 Granted

    Land off Hopcott Road, Minehead

    Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except for access, for the erection of up to 60 No. dwellings with vehicular and pedestrian access, public open space, car parking and landscaping

    Decided 16 Aug 2021 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Dec 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 31 Jan 2024

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 31 January 2024, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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