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Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

Granted Exmoor National Park 46/23/0002 Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 46/23/0002

Application record

Reference
46/23/0002
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Granted subject to conditions
Received
8 Feb 2023
Validated
16 Feb 2023
Decided
19 Apr 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
  • 46/23/0003/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
  • 46/22/0011 Granted

    Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    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)

    Decided 30 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Feb 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 24 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 grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 19 April 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.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 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 81m 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

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  • Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    46/23/0003/CQ Submitted 7 Feb 2023 82m 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

    46/23/0004/AGN Submitted 31 Mar 2023 109m away

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

    Granted Other 7 docs

  • Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    46/22/0011 Submitted 27 Jul 2022 131m away

    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)

    Granted Full applications Demolition 34 docs
    Domestic

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