Planning application
Former Wansbrough Paper Mill, Brendon Road, Watchet, TA23 0AY
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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Proposal
Outline Planning Application with all matters reserved (apart from access) for the erection of up to 350 no. dwellings (C3 use), up to 80 sheltered and assisted living apartments (C2 use); local centre including aparthotel with associated leisure facilities (C1 and E(a)(b) use) (up to 2650 sq m), business/industrial units (E (g) use) (up to 8000 sq m), business space building (e (g) use) (up to 480 sq m), public car park and all associated road, footpath, drainage and engineering works including access alterations, public footpath and traffic calming works (including an accompanying Environmental Impact Assessment)
As published by the council, reference 3/37/19/021
Application record
- Reference
- 3/37/19/021
- Type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 13 Aug 2019
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2019
- Ward
- (SWT)Watchet & Williton
- Parish
- Watchet
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA23 0AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2019
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 2019, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exmoor National Park took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, registered in Bishop's Stortford
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249 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided outline applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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