Planning application
Land at Stogumber Cricket Ground, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of land and erection of a Forest Kindergarten (Use Class E(f)) with means of access, landscaping, drainage and associated works
As published by the council, reference 3/31/25/019
Application record
- Reference
- 3/31/25/019
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 20 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Dunster
- Parish
- Stogumber
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA4 3TG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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24 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Polden Planning Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bridgwater
Active · incorporated 2023 · Bridgwater
37 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
48 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICERS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
- DECISION
- COMMENTS FROM ECOLOGIST 16 APRIL 2026
- COMMENTS FROM SOMERSET ECOLOGY SERVICES 02 APR 2026
- ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT
- COMMENTS FROM NATURAL ENGLAND 30 MAR 2026
- COMMENTS FROM HIGHWAYS 18 MAR 2026
- UPDATE FROM AGENT RE OPENING HOURS
- AMENDED CERTIFICATE
- COMMENTS FROM THE ECOLOGIST 26 FEB 2026
- COMMENTS FROM TREE OFFICER
- COMMENTS FROM HIGHWAYS 11 FEB 2026
- COMMENTS FROM NATURAL ENGLAND 02 FEB 2026
- COMMENTS FROM SPORTS ENGLAND 02 FEB 2026
- COMMENTS FROM WESSEX WATER 16 JAN 2026
- COMMENTS FROM HIGHWAYS 13 JAN 2026
- COMMENTS FROM LANDSCAPE OFFICER 13 JAN 2026
- COMMENTS FROM STOGUMBER PARISH COUNCIL 9 JAN 2026
- COMMENTS FROM RIGHTS OF WAY
- COMMENTS FROM EDUCATION OFFICER 12 DEC 2025
- COMMENTS FROM M & C FAIRMAN 08 DEC 2025
- STOGUMBER NURSERY_THE_STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CALCULATION_TOOL_NOV 2025_MA
- STOGUMBER NURSERY_THE_STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CALCULATION_TOOL_NOV 2025_MA
- STOGUMBER NURSERY_THE_STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CALCULATION_TOOL_NOV 2025_MA
- STOGUMBER DAY NURSERY - PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND BNG ASSESSMENT_0812
- SOMERSET BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT STOGUMBER DAY NURSERY_REV 2
- COMMENTS FROM DIVISIONAL MEMBER CLLR C STROM 4 DEC 2025
- COMMENTS FROM HIGHWAYS 25 NOV 2025
- BNG METRIC EXCEL SPREADSHEET
- BNG METRIC PDF PART 1
- BNG METRIC PDF PART 2
- APPLICATION FORM
- BNG DECLARATION
- TREE HEALTH REPORT
- SOMERSET BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL
- CLIMATE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST
- BIODIVERSITY CHECKLIST
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BNG PRE DEVELOPMENT HABITATS
- BNG POST DEVELOPMENT HABITAT
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT
- PROPOSED PLANS & ELEVATIONS, PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 5 May 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.
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