Barn At Higher Gelonscott Farm, Mount Lane, Roadwater, Somerset, Ta23 0qy (E: 303019 & N: 138504)

GDO 23/08GDO - TelecommsApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 8 September 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval Not ReqdDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Prior notification for the proposed removal of existing steelwork and apparatus, relocation of 2 no. dishes and 6 no. antennas on support poles along with installation of 6 no. poles, 3 no. antennas and other ancillary apparatus and equipment.

Received: 20 July 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Exmoor

ReceivedReceived20 Jul
ValidatedValidated20 Jul
Consult.Consultation18 Aug
TargetTarget Date14 Sep
DecidedDecided8 Sep

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Barn At Higher Gelonscott Farm, Mount Lane, Roadwater, Somerset, Ta23 0qy (E: 303019 & N: 138504). Exmoor has handled 8 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Exmoor's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 53 applications in total for the TA23 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: TA23 0QY
Application type: GDO - Telecomms
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Old Cleeve

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 July 2023
Consultation expiry: 18 August 2023
Consultation end: 18 August 2023
Target decision date: 14 September 2023
Application expires: 14 August 2023
Permission expires: 7 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

First advertised: 28 July 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12321346
UPRN: MAN000000000096390
Documents: 24

Site constraints

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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.

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© 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.

Source: Exmoor

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