Alderford Cottage, Brendon, Lynton, EX35 6PT Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/007/HH - Householder Approved
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Proposed Installation of new packaged water treatment plant. Retrospective. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
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Validated
4 Feb 2026
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Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Screening Assessment Documents - Screening Assessment · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

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 footpath about 14 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.
Special area of conservation about 29 m away: Exmoor & Quantock Oakwoods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 29 m away: Watersmeet SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Priority Rivers
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 31 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground); Priority habitat about 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Building

Floor area113 m² (1,216 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (37 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Exmoor
Application type
Householder
Postcode
EX35 6PT
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
South West Planning Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 44 days slower than Exmoor's median of 56 for householder applications. Approved, as 98% of householder applications here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
51decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided by Exmoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Exmoor decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Feb 2026
Comments by
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
22 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
The Old Chapel, Road from Ash Gate to Leeford Green, Brendon, Devon
Proposed extension to form work room. As per amended plans 27.04.17.
62/11/17/001
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. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.