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Land to the South of, Main Road, West Lyng, Taunton, Somerset, TA3

Granted Exmoor National Park 32/25/00011 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwelling

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

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 4 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.

As published by the council, reference 32/25/00011

Application record

Reference
32/25/00011
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwelling
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Decided
7 Feb 2026
Parish
Lyng

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 32/25/00010 Granted

    Land to the South of, Main Road, West Lyng, Taunton, Somerset, TA3

    Erection of 1No. self build dwelling.

    Decided 19 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 7 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 7 February 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Stags Farm, Main Road, West Lyng, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5AP

    32/23/00002 Submitted 31 Jan 2023 250 yards away

    Conversion of an agricultural building to be used for Use Classes B2 & B8

    Granted Full applications 25 docs

  • Stags Farm, Main Road, West Lyng, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5AP

    32/23/00003 Submitted 30 Jan 2023 300 yards away

    Conversion of an agricultural building to be used for general industry (Class B2) / storage (Class B8).

    Granted Full applications 16 docs

  • Gable Cottage, Main Road, West Lyng, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5AP

    32/25/00005 Submitted 22 Sep 2025 350 yards away

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension, conversion of garage and internal alterations to improve the layout and functionality of the property

    Granted Full applications Extension 20 docs
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  • Penarron, New Road, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP

    32/25/00004 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 350 yards away

    Outline application with some matters reserved, for the erection of 1No. self-build dwelling and garage, division of existing curtilage & new access thereto, within the existing domestic curtilage of the existing dwelling.

    Granted Outline New dwelling 14 docs
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  • Penarron, New Road, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP

    32/24/00004 Submitted 17 Jul 2024 350 yards away

    Application for the prior approval of a proposed: 1 No. new dwellinghouse(s) on terrace buildings in use as dwellinghouses.

    Refused Prior approval 23 docs
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  • Rosedale, Main Road, West Lyng, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5AP

    32/20/00001 Submitted 20 Jan 2020 350 yards away

    Application to Discharge Planning Obligation (Section 52 Agreement) dated 24th October 1991 between Sedgemoor District Council, Judith Ann Medlock, Paul Stephen Medlock and National Westminster Home Loans Limited relating to Planning Application 32/91/00002 to remove restrictions placed on the annex.

    Granted Conditions 11 docs

In Exmoor National Park

  • 50/26/00074 Granted

    Walls Farm, Stoughton Road, West Stoughton, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4PP

    Change of use of the building to 1 No. residential dwelling, along with the installation of windows, doors and services

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 03/26/00006 Granted

    Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 17/26/00060 Granted

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    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 03/26/00008 Granted

    Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of 500 square meters of Barn 1 and 500 square meters of Barn 2 (Total of 1000 square meters in total) into a flexible commercial space.

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 3/30/26/004 Granted

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    Application for prior notification for the erection of a steel cover extension to agricultural building

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Prior approval