Planning application
Gibbs Orchard Sutton Road Somerton Somerset TA11 6QP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Create a single-storey garden room at the rear of the house, convert and extend the existing barn to form separate but nearby domestic use/space.
As published by the council, reference 26/01086/HOU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01086/HOU
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- SOMERTON
- Parish
- Somerton
- Postcode
- TA11 6QP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 July 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Blackledge Design Agent, a design practice
8 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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