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South Sparhanger Barbrook Lynton EX35 6LN

EXM/26/231/PNA/CAPrior Notification Agricultural - Class AAwaiting decision
Prior approval

Proposal

Prior notification for the proposed erection of a concrete base and 3 x solar panels to provide energy to a borehole pump solely to provide water to agricultural livestock.

Received
2 October 2026
Council
Exmoor
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated2 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at South Sparhanger Barbrook Lynton EX35 6LN. Exmoor has handled 4 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 380 applications in total for the EX35 postcode area.

93% of all 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 6LN
Application type
Prior Notification Agricultural - Class A

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 October 2026
Decision issued
29 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision
Prior Approval Required
Case officer
Emma Giffard

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    3 Nov

    Prior approval for the proposed erection of a concrete base and 3 x solar panels to provide energy to a…

    PendingOutlineRelatedEXM/26/231/PNA/CA/2
  2. 2026
    2 Oct

    Prior notification for the proposed erection of a concrete base and 3 x solar panels to provide energy to a…

    This applicationPrior Approval RequiredApplicationEXM/26/231/PNA/CA

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