Planning application
Highfield Barn, Sampford Moor Road, Wellington
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of holiday let accommodation to a C3 residential dwelling at Highfield Barn, Sampford Moor Road, Wellington
As published by the council, reference 44/26/0006
Application record
- Reference
- 44/26/0006
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending As published: Initially identified as a decision to be made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers.
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Wellington Without
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exmoor National Park took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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