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Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

Granted Exmoor National Park 46/23/0004/AGN Notification - Agricultural or Forestry

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 46/23/0004/AGN

Application record

Reference
46/23/0004/AGN
Type
Notification - Agricultural or Forestry
Status
Decision of No Objection was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Permitted
Received
31 Mar 2023
Validated
31 Mar 2023
Decided
24 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.

  • 46/23/0002 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
  • 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. 31 Mar 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 24 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 less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    46/22/0011 Submitted 27 Jul 2022 23m 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
  • 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 54m 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 12 docs
    Several homes
  • Catsbear Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland

    46/23/0003/CQ Submitted 7 Feb 2023 55m 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 109m 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

In Exmoor National Park

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    17 Aug 2026 Other
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    9 Dec 2025 Other
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    17 Aug 2026 Other
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    11 Aug 2026 Other
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    Application for prior notification of agricultural development for the erection of an agricultural building for agricultural machinery and equipment storage.

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