Planning application
Overton Farm, Coombe Lane, West Monkton .
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of land from agricultural to Canine Activity Training Facility, with siting of storage container, construction of surfaced access track and car parking area on land rear of Overton Farm, Coombe Lane, West Monkton (retention of part works already undertaken).
As published by the council, reference 48/25/0062
Application record
- Reference
- 48/25/0062
- Type
- Retention of Building/Works etc.
- Status
- Granted As published: Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Parish
- West Monkton
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
60 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 22 January 2026, 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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