Planning application
Barn at Hartrow Farm, Lydeard St Lawrence, TA4 3PZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for prior approval for change of use of agricultural building into 1 No. dwelling house (Class C3) and for associated operational development
As published by the council, reference ABD/12/26/001
Application record
- Reference
- ABD/12/26/001
- Type
- PA CoU of agri buil. to dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Dunster
- Parish
- Stogumber
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA4 3PZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Architectural Studio SW Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Minehead
Active · incorporated 2018 · Minehead
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18 documents on file for this application
- DECISION
- CASE OFFICERS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
- COMMENTS FROM SOMERSET ECOLOGY SERVICES 03 AUG 2026
- COMMENT OF BEHALF OF THE OCCUPIER HARTOW MANOR
- COMMENTS FROM RIGHTS OF WAY
- COMMENTS FROM HIGHWAYS 16 JUN 2026
- COMMENTS FROM ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 15 JUNE 2026
- APPLICATION FORM
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- PHOTO FILE
- FLOOD MAP
- CLASS Q STATEMENT
- EXISTING SITE PLANS
- EXSTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat 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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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