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Unit 2, Poole Works, Higher Poole, Wellington

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 46/26/0022 Full Planning Permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use from warehouse (Class E(g)/ B2 / B8) to flexible use as an indoor padel court facility (Use Class E(d)) with associated works at Unit 2, Poole Works, Higher Poole, Wellington

As published by the council, reference 46/26/0022

Application record

Reference
46/26/0022
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
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Parish
West Buckland

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 October 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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