St Georges Street, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6RX Data via plota.co.uk
EXM/26/033/FULL - Full Planning Permission
Approved
Proposal
Proposed removal of existing post, rail and chain link fencing around two sides of the school field. To be replaced with a treated timber picket fencing. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
3 Oct 2025
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Validated
21 Jan 2026
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Approved
17 Mar 2026
Approved on 17 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 12
Special area of conservation
19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Tithe Cottage Walnut Cottage, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 19 with distances
- 8 mTithe Cottage Walnut CottageGrade II
- 17 mStone Wall Running South From No 18 St Georges Street Around Into Priory GreenGrade II
- 21 mNumber 18 Including Railings and GateGrade II
- 37 mDunster County Primary School Main School BuildingGrade II
- 55 mStone Wall on North Side of Priory Green Including Wall Running North Adjoining No 12 Priory GreenGrade II
- 58 mDunster County Primary SchoolGrade II
- 63 mStone Archway and Adjoining GarageGrade II
- 70 mCross in Churchyard 20 Metres West of ChurchGrade II
- 76 m5 and 7, Priory GreenGrade II
- 81 mDovecoteGrade II*
- 98 mWall on South Side of Priory Green From Tithe Barn and Across the Front of Nos 5 and 7 Priory GreenGrade II
- 111 mPriory Church of St GeorgeGrade I
- 116 m24, Church StreetGrade II
- 118 mStone Archway Adjoining Tithe Barn to the NorthGrade II
- 119 mTithe BarnGrade II
- 122 mJ H Parham's General StoreGrade II
- 133 m26 and 28, Church StreetGrade II
- 135 mSouth Wall of Churchyard and GatewayGrade II
- 139 m18, Church StreetGrade II
Exmoor National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Public bridleway about 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Dunster conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument about 72 m away: Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden about 98 m away: Dunster Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Also on the record
SSSI about 289 m away: Dunster Park and Heathlands SSSI; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Dunster built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.
This one55d
Council56d
UK55d
76%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
42decided in the last year
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Exmoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Exmoor decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 6 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 28 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 27 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Walnut Cottage, 15, St.Georges Street, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6RX
Proposed erection of greenhouse, shed, and fence along with replacement natural slate to…
2025
Approved
Walnut Cottage, 15, St. Georges Street, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6RX
Listed building consent for the proposed erection of greenhouse, shed, and fence along wi…
2024
Approved
15, ST. GEORGES STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6RX
Works to trees in a conservation area: Tree A (Walnut) - remove 2 limbs from over drivewa…
2022
Approved
18, ST. GEORGES STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6RX
Listed Building Consent for the proposed installation of chimney pot.
2022
Approved
12, WEST CLOSE, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SA
Proposed replacement of existing outbuilding with a garden room and store.
2019
Approved
The Old Priory, 5, Priory Green, Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6RY
Listed building consent for the proposed partial demolition of chimney, insertion of vent…
2022
Approved
DUNSTER FIRST SCHOOL, 13, ST. GEORGES STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6RX
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: Works to trees as per recommendations in Somerset…
2021
Approved
Hillside, 23 , St Georges Street, Dunster, TA24 6RS
Works to Trees in Conservation Area: T1, T2 western Red Cedar- Removal of two poorly form…
2021
Hillside, 23 , St Georges Street, Dunster, TA24 6RS
Works to Trees in Conservation Area: T1, T2 western Red Cedar- Removal of two poorly form…
2019
Approved
DUNSTER FIRST SCHOOL, 13, ST. GEORGES STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6RX
Listed building consent for proposed variation of condition 2 of approved application 6/1…
2019
Approved
DUNSTER FIRST SCHOOL, 13, ST. GEORGES STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6RX
Proposed variation of condition 2 of approved application 6/10/19/107 to allow changes to…
2019
Approved
Dunster First School, St George's Street, Dunster, Somerset
Listed Building Consent for proposed single storey extension to reception area, new acces…
2019
Approved
Dunster First School, St George's Street, Dunster, Somerset
Proposed single storey extension to reception area, new access ramp, railings, canopy to…
2017
Approved
Hillside, 23 St George's Street, Dunster, Minehead, Somerset
Works to trees in Conservation Area: Reduction of two bay trees by one third plus thinnin…
2017
Approved
Earlham, St Georges St, Dunster, Somerset
Works to Trees in Conservation area: Re-shape Mimosa tree following damage from winds.
2016
Approved
St Georges Church, Church Street, Dunster, Somerset
Proposed installation of a new flue. It will be run vertically through roof in connection…
2016
Approved
The Parish & Priory Church St George, Church Street, Dunster, Somerset
Works to Trees in Conservation Area: To reduce the crown of the tree by careful target pr…
Exmoor
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#179 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Exmoor is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #248 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Exmoor decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #10 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #15 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #248 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #234 of 296
100%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Change of use approved
26 decided
174
Total decisions
7 refused in the year to March 2026
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