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The Tower, Downhall Drive, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7RT

Granted Exmoor National Park 51/23/00002 Full Planning Permission

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Erection of ancillary log cabin on site of existing (to be demolished).

As published by the council, reference 51/23/00002

Application record

Reference
51/23/00002
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
20 Feb 2023
Validated
20 Feb 2023
Decided
1 Apr 2023
Parish
Wembdon
Decision by
Delegated (following Committee Referral)
Postcode
TA6 7RT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 1 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 1 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

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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