Exmoor National Park Authority, Exmoor House, Kemps Way, Dulverton, TA22 9HL Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/037/ADV - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Application Under Regulation 3 of The Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992 for advertisement consent for the siting of a flag in association with the National Park Centre. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Validated
4 Feb 2026
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Committee
7 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 Apr 2026

Approved on 8 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Exmoor Planning Committee on 7 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the modest, non-illuminated flag would not harm visual amenity, heritage or highway safety.
  • Dulverton Town Council supported the proposal, with no objections received from residents or other consultees.
  • The committee granted advertisement consent subject to the report’s conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed flag, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Exmoor's committee minutes of 7 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 10

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Exmoor House, Grade II, about 8 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 ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Dulverton 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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 185 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 131 m away: Barle Bridge
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 ↗
SSSI about 185 m away: River Barle 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Dulverton 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
Not green belt

Checked on 24 September 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 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
Advertisement
Postcode
TA22 9HL
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
8 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Exmoor National Park Authority
Freehold owner
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Feb 2026
Comments by
13 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Apr 2026
Exmoor
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#179 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.