Planning application
Greenway Farm, 5 Skimmerton Lane, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of land to provide up to 15 touring caravan pitches for use by Hinkley Point Construction workers for a temporary period of 5 years.
As published by the council, reference 51/26/00003
Application record
- Reference
- 51/26/00003
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Parish
- Wembdon
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA5 2AX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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51/25/00026 Granted
Greenway Farm, 5 Skimmerton Lane, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2AX
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing development of stable blocks and continued use of Building 1 as an independent dwelling and Building 2 for storage purposes.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 14 May 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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