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Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

Granted Exmoor National Park 46/22/0011 Full Planning Permission

Works: Demolition Domestic

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

Proposal

Demolition of bungalow and erection of 1 No. dwelling and garage at Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland (revised design - reduced scale / change to finish materials)

As published by the council, reference 46/22/0011

Application record

Reference
46/22/0011
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Granted As published: Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Borough Council
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
27 Jul 2022
Validated
5 Aug 2022
Decided
30 Mar 2023
Parish
West Buckland

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 46/23/0004/AGN Granted

    Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Application for prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage building at Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Decided 24 Apr 2023 Other
  • 46/23/0002 Granted

    Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Erection of a bat roost building as mitigation for concurrent Class Q application at Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Decided 19 Apr 2023 Full applications
  • 46/23/0003/CQ Granted

    Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Prior approval for proposed change of use from 2 No. agricultural buildings into 2 No. dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated building operations at Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Decided 4 Apr 2023

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2022

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 5 Aug 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

34 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 30 March 2023, 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.

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  • Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    46/23/0004/AGN Submitted 31 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Application for prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage building at Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Granted Other 7 docs

  • the Town and Country Planning Act General Permitted Development Order, 2015 Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    46/25/0028/CQ Submitted 19 Dec 2025 100 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~13 Feb

    Change of Use of agricultural Barns (Barn 1 and Barn 2) to 2 dwellinghouses (Class C3) and associated Operational Development pursuant to Class Q of the Town and Country Planning Act General Permitted Development Order, 2015 (as amended) Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Awaiting decision 14 docs
    Several homes

  • Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    46/23/0003/CQ Submitted 7 Feb 2023 100 yards away

    Prior approval for proposed change of use from 2 No. agricultural buildings into 2 No. dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated building operations at Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Granted 22 docs
    Several homes

  • Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    46/23/0002 Submitted 8 Feb 2023 150 yards away

    Erection of a bat roost building as mitigation for concurrent Class Q application at Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    Granted Full applications 17 docs

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