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Dunkery Lodge Paddock Manor Road Alcombe Minehead Somerset TA24 6EW

EXM/26/032/FULLFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 1 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed partial demolition of barn and conversion of barn to dwelling and associated works.

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Exmoor
Agent
Kelvin Rufus Ltd
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.3 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Dunkery Lodge Paddock Manor Road Alcombe Minehead Somerset TA24 6EW. Exmoor has handled 217 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Exmoor's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,196 applications in total for the TA24 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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Why it was refused

  1. The application has not sufficiently demonstrated that a dwelling is essential for the needs of a rural land-based business nor that the business is financially viable. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policy HC-D9 of the Exmoor National Park Local Plan 2011-2031. Moreover, the application site is not within a farmstead or a hamlet, where Local Plan Policy HC-D7 would support a Local Needs Affordable Dwelling. Consequently, it is also contrary to Policy HC-D7 of the Exmoor National Park Local Plan 2011-2031.
  2. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that safe access/egress routes or refuge can be achieved from the proposed dwelling in the case of an evacuation as a result of a flood event. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CC-D1 of the Exmoor National Park Local Plan 2011-2031.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TA24 6EW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Validated
27 January 2026
Consultation expiry
13 March 2026
Consultation start
10 February 2026
Consultation end
3 March 2026
Application expires
1 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Kelvin Rufus Ltd
Architect profile
KELVIN RUFUS LTD

Planning decision

Statutory period
64 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
13 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
30

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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