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Higher Beverton Farm, Brown Lane, Huish Champflower, Wiveliscombe, TA23 0LP

3/06/26/002Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 9 July 2026

Council decision: Dismissed on Appeal Non DeterminationDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Demolition of agricultural barns and erection of 4 No. dwellings and associated landscaping (to replace granted Class Q prior application ABD/06/24/001)

Received
17 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
West Somerset
Ward
Dulverton & Exmoor
Agent
Dorset Design Group
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target12 May
  5. Decided9 Jul

Decided in 114 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Higher Beverton Farm, Brown Lane, Huish Champflower, Wiveliscombe, TA23 0LP. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 8 weeks longer than West Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Dulverton & Exmoor. We hold 54 applications in total for the TA23 postcode area.

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

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Application details

Postcode
TA23 0LP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Clatworthy

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2026
Consultation expiry
15 April 2026
Consultation start
23 March 2026
Consultation end
15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 April 2026
Last date for comments
12 May 2026
Target decision date
12 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Dorset Design Group
Agent address
10 Throckmorton Court, Dorchester, DT1 3HF

Planning decision

Case officer
Teagan Darvill
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
15 April 2026
Site notice end
15 April 2026

Appeal history

6009582
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 9 July 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: not_received

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14785584
Comments
0
Documents
22
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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, national parks, 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: West Somerset

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