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2 March 2026 and Dr Nos. 2725.3.a and 2725.4.a

Refused Exmoor National Park 46/26/0001 Retention of Building/Works etc.

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of car park into a self storage container yard (including garage building) on former car park of Blackbird Inn, Wellington Road, West Buckland (retention of part works already undertaken) as amended by agents email of 2 March 2026 and Dr Nos. 2725.3.a and 2725.4.a

As published by the council, reference 46/26/0001

Application record

Reference
46/26/0001
Type
Retention of Building/Works etc.
Status
Decision of Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decided
24 Apr 2026
Parish
West Buckland

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Exmoor National Park's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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    Granted 24 docs

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    46/26/0008/CQ Submitted 16 Apr 2026 381m away

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