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Former Wansbrough Paper Mill, Brendon Road, Watchet, TA23 0AY

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 3/37/19/021 Outline Planning Permission

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

  1. 13 Aug 2019

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Weldon Beesly LLP Agent, registered in Bishop's Stortford

Active · incorporated 2017 · Bishop's Stortford

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Documents

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249 documents on file for this application

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What 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 46 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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