Dunster Lodge, Cedar Wood, Manor Road, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Refused on 20 November 2025
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Replacement of dwelling
- Received
- 1 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Dunster
- ReceivedReceived1 Oct
- ValidatedValidated7 Oct
- Consult.Consultation28 Oct
- TargetTarget Date2 Dec
- DecidedDecided20 Nov
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Dunster Lodge, Cedar Wood, Manor Road, Minehead, TA24 6EW. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Dunster. We hold 1,196 applications in total for the TA24 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed development by reason of its scale, design and nature would not protect or conserve the setting and significance of the non designated heritage asset of local importance, Dunster Lodge. The proposal is therefore contrary to West Somerset Local Plan policies NH1 and NH2 and the NPPF 2025.
- By virtue of the scale, mass, design and distance the proposal would overshadow and overlook the adjacent residential property, Dunster Lodge, and would adversely impact the residential amenity of the occupiers and is therefore in conflict with West Somerset Local Plan policy NH13 and the NPPF.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- TA24 6EW
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Minehead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 28 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 7 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 28 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 October 2025
- Last date for comments
- 2 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 2 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- SIMON J ELLIS & Co.
- Agent address
- WOODHILL MANOR BARNS, LISKEARD, CORNWALL, PL14 6RD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Gemma Webster
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 28 October 2025
- Site notice end
- 28 October 2025
Site constraints
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
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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.
© 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.
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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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