Wootton Courtenay, Minehead, TA24 8RF Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/135/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed change of use and conversion of part of ancillary building to B&B accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Committee · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 8

Special area of conservation
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: High Park, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
Wootton Courtenay 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Wootton Courtenay 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 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Exmoor
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TA24 8RF
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Acorn Rural Property Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 123 days from validation, 52 days slower than Exmoor's median of 71 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
21%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Jun 2026
Comments by
6 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
HANNY COTTAGE, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Lawful development certificate for the proposed removal of thatch and installation of sla…
6/43/25/003
2023 Approved
SUNNYVIEW, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RF
Work to trees in a conservation area: To pollard Oak Tree on bank
WTCA 23/06
2022 Approved
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Discharge of Conditions 7 (bats and artificial lighting) & 8 (photographic report of exis…
6/43/22/111DC
2022 Approved
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed raising of the existing roof and converting the western loft void into habitable…
6/43/22/109
2021 Approved
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Discharge of conditions 3 (bat licence), 4(Bat Box and induction), 5 (bat mitigation stra…
6/43/21/107DC
2020 Approved
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed raising of the existing roof and converting the western loft void into habitable…
6/43/20/105
2020
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed raising of the existing roof and converting the western loft void into habitable…
VAL 20/099
2019 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Works to trees in Conservation Area: to remove willow, infected with laetiporus sulphureu…
WTCA 19/11
2017 Approved
High Park, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Listed Building Consent for the proposed demolition of the porch structure and erection o…
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Exmoor
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#179 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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