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Woodlands Castle, Ruishton Lane, Ruishton

Refused Exmoor National Park 31/24/0009/HYB Hybrid Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Hybrid Planning application for Outline Planning permission with some matters reserved (except access, scale and layout) for the erection of 16 No. dwellings and Full Planning permission and Listed Building Consent for the change of use of Woodlands into 1 No. dwelling and erection of 2 No. dwellings and erection of a 70 No. bedroom care home at Woodlands Castle, Ruishton Lane, Ruishton

As published by the council, reference 31/24/0009/HYB

Application record

Reference
31/24/0009/HYB
Type
Hybrid Application
Status
Refused As published: Decision of Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
23 May 2024
Validated
4 Jul 2024
Decided
24 Jan 2025
Parish
Ruishton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 31/24/0010/LB Granted

    Woodlands Castle, Ruishton Lane, Ruishton

    Change of use, repair and reinstatement of Woodlands into 1 No. dwelling with alterations to boundary walls and erection of 2 No. Mews dwellings at Woodlands Castle, Ruishton Lane, Ruishton

    Decided 7 Jan 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 May 2024

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 4 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

263 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Exmoor National Park's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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    31/24/0010/LB Submitted 23 May 2024 50 yards away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 137 docs
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