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Higher Bye Farm, Washford to Cleeve Hill, Old Cleeve, TA23 0JT

Granted Exmoor National Park 3/26/25/014 Prior Approval (Agriculture/Forestry)

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 a general purpose agricultural building

As published by the council, reference 3/26/25/014

Application record

Reference
3/26/25/014
Type
Prior Approval (Agriculture/Forestry)
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior approval not required
Received
9 Sep 2025
Validated
9 Sep 2025
Decided
23 Sep 2025
Ward
Dunster
Parish
Old Cleeve
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA23 0JT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • ABD/26/21/001 Granted

    Higher Bye Farm, Washford to Cleeve Hill, Old Cleeve, TA23 0JT

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

    Decided 13 Sep 2021 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 23 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Prior approval not required

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 23 September 2025, 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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