13 The Olde House, Tea Room, High Street, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6SF Data via plota.co.uk
EXM/26/024/VOC - Variation/Removal of Condition
Approved
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor retail space to tea room (Class A3), as per amended plans dated 20/03/08, without complying with condition 1 of approved application 6/10/08/106 to vary opening hours. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
26 Jan 2026
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Validated
2 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Mar 2026
Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Statements & assessments 1
Site constraints 11
Special area of conservation
53 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Olde House, Grade II, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 48 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 53 with distances
- 13 mThe Olde HouseGrade II
- 17 mDunster Post OfficeGrade II
- 36 m19 and 21, High StreetGrade II
- 36 mThe Crooked WindowGrade II
- 40 mThe White HouseGrade II
- 42 mThe Bantam ShopGrade II
- 45 m24, High StreetGrade II
- 45 m16, High StreetGrade II
- 46 mThe Black KnightGrade II
- 48 mBlenheimGrade II
- 50 mCastle HotelGrade II
- 53 mThe Yarn Market Cafe the Yarn Market ShopGrade II
- 54 m12 and 14, High StreetGrade II
- 60 mOld CottageGrade II
- 61 mNo 30 and Adjoining Shop (E Dyer)Grade II
- 63 mThe Tea ShoppeGrade II
- 67 mYarn MarketGrade I
- 67 m6, High StreetGrade II
- 69 mOsborne HouseGrade II
- 70 m32, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 71 m4, 6 and 8, Church StreetGrade II*
- 71 m8, High StreetGrade II
- 71 mThe CageGrade II
- 73 m4, High StreetGrade II
- 77 mDollon's HouseGrade II
- 81 mThe Gables CarveryGrade II
- 83 mTithe BarnGrade II
- 83 mThe Dunster PotteryGrade II
- 84 mStone Archway Adjoining Tithe Barn to the NorthGrade II
- 85 m2 and 4, Castle HillGrade II
- 86 m14 and 16, Church StreetGrade II
- 88 mThe Luttrell Arms HotelGrade II*
- 91 mGrove HouseGrade II
- 98 m6, Castle HillGrade II
- 103 m1, Castle HillGrade II
- 105 m8, Castle HillGrade II
- 106 mWall on South Side of Priory Green From Tithe Barn and Across the Front of Nos 5 and 7 Priory GreenGrade II
- 107 mThe GreenGrade II
- 111 mWall Bounding North Side of Church Street Between 16 and 18 Church StreetGrade II
- 111 m3, Castle HillGrade II
- 120 mDovecoteGrade II*
- 121 m10, Castle HillGrade II
- 126 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, the BallGrade II
- 128 mPriory Church of St GeorgeGrade I
- 129 mTamariskGrade II
- 137 mGranary, Castle Home FarmyardGrade II
- 138 m18, Church StreetGrade II
- 141 mKennels, at East Side of Entrance to Castle Home FarmyardGrade II
- 145 m4, the BallGrade II
- 145 mStone Archway and Adjoining GarageGrade II
- 146 mHay Barn, North of Castle Home FarmhouseGrade II
- 146 m5-10, the BallGrade II
- 148 mStone Wall on North Side of Priory Green Including Wall Running North Adjoining No 12 Priory GreenGrade 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.
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 60 m away: The Yarn Market
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 48 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
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI about 461 m away: Dunster Park and Heathlands SSSI; 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 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 100% of amendments here are.
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100%approved
11%go to committee
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 10 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Mar 2026
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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.
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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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