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Westerkirk, Manor Road, Staplegrove

Refused Exmoor National Park 38/25/0336 Removal or Variation of Condition(s)

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition No's 02 (approved plans), 04 (bat mitigation) and 12 (tree protection) of application 38/24/0371 at Westerkirk, Manor Road, Staplegrove

As published by the council, reference 38/25/0336

Application record

Reference
38/25/0336
Type
Removal or Variation of Condition(s)
Status
Decision of Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
24 Sep 2025
Validated
1 Oct 2025
Decided
26 Nov 2025
Parish
Taunton

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 1 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

17 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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