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Arden cottage, 33 Long Street, Williton, TA4 4QU

Granted Exmoor National Park 3/39/25/020 Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

Removal of cement based hard coat under lime render/defective cob and replacement with lime based render system/cob blocks to NW elevation with various repairs to NW elevation and adjustment to shed door opening to NW elevation to restore cob to original line for structural integrity (retention of works already undertaken)

As published by the council, reference 3/39/25/020

Application record

Reference
3/39/25/020
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Dec 2025
Decided
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Watchet & Stogursey
Parish
Williton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA4 4QU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 3/39/25/019 Withdrawn

    Arden Cottage, 33 Long Street, Williton, TA4 4QU

    Removal of cement based hard coat under lime render/defective cob and replacement with lime based render system/cob blocks to NW elevation with various repairs to NW elevation and adjustment to shed door opening to NW elevation to restore cob to original line for structural integrity (retention of works already undertaken)

    Decided 7 Jan 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 3/39/25/019

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Gateley Smithers Purslow Agent, registered in Birmingham

Active · incorporated 1978 · Birmingham

109 applications on PlanIndex · across 51 councils · 99% granted

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Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION Decision · 19 Jan 2026
  • CASE OFFICERS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Other · 19 Jan 2026
  • OFFICERS AGREEMENT TO ISSUE DECISION Other · 19 Jan 2026
  • COMMENTS FROM WILLITON PARISH COUNCIL 16 JAN 2026 Consultee Comment · 16 Jan 2026
  • COMMENTS FROM CONSERVATION OFFICER 8 JAN 2026 Consultee Comment · 08 Jan 2026
  • OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE A AND DECLARATION Application Form · 04 Dec 2025
  • CLIMATE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST Other · 02 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 17 Nov 2025
  • METHOD STATEMENT Other · 17 Nov 2025
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT Other · 17 Nov 2025
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY Other · 17 Nov 2025
  • PROPOSED DRAWINGS Drawing · 17 Nov 2025
  • EXISTING DRAWINGS Drawing · 17 Nov 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 19 January 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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