Rose Bank House, Luxborough, Watchet, TA23 0SR Data via plota.co.uk

6/20/25/002 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Proposed demolition of existing, single storey lean-to kitchen extension and erection of two storey pitched-roof extension with kitchen on ground floor and en-suite bathroom on first floor. Subterranean extension to existing garage to provide parking for 2-3 cars. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2025
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Approved
19 Aug 2025

Approved on 19 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF 6.20.25.002.0 Design & Access Statement.pdf Documents - Document View ↗

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 4 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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Scheduled monument about 25 m away: Cross in the churchyard of St Mary'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.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 18 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £439,000 in September 2024. Detached house, freehold.

23 September 2024£439,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area144 m² (1,550 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (15 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, 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
TA23 0SR
Received
30 Apr 2025
Validated
30 Apr 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Aug 2025
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
19 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 111 days from validation, 55 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 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
4 Jul 2025
Comments by
18 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 2025

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Discharge of condition 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation) & Condition 6 (Written Scheme…
6/20/25/005DC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Battles, Churchtown To Beech Tree, Luxborough, TA23 0SR
Prior approval for the Proposed Erection of new Agricultural barn
GDO 21/04
2016 Approved
2 Church Cottages, Luxborough, Watchet, Somerset
Proposed rear two storey extension (Revised to approved scheme 6/20/14/102) including rep…
6/20/16/106
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.