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Oare House, Oare, Lynton, EX35 6NX

6/25/23/002Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 7 July 2023

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Application for the change of use of land and siting of an off-grid eco retreat as a form of alternative camping accommodation.

Received
24 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Exmoor
Agent
Landsense Professional Ltd
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.5 May
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at OARE HOUSE, OARE, LYNTON, EX35 6NX. Exmoor has handled 217 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Exmoor's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 380 applications in total for the EX35 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Exmoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX35 6NX
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Oare

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2023
Consultation expiry
5 May 2023
Consultation start
5 April 2023
Consultation end
5 May 2023
Target decision date
26 May 2023
Application expires
4 July 2023
Permission expires
6 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Landsense Professional Ltd

Planning decision

Statutory period
95 days

Publicity

First advertised
14 April 2023
Advertisement expiry
5 May 2023
Site notice start
12 April 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12039899
UPRN
10003764064
Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • National park: Exmoor
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Exmoor

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