Planning application
Taunton Road, Longforth Park, Wellington
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters following Outline Application 43/23/0056 for the layout, landscaping, scale and appearance of the erection of 178 No. dwellings and associated infrastructure on land north of Taunton Road, Longforth Park, Wellington
As published by the council, reference 43/25/0088
Application record
- Reference
- 43/25/0088
- Type
- Reserved Matters
- Status
- Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Borough Council
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Parish
- Wellington
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
304 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 21 May 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 reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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