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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · National park authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Exmoor National Park Authority. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,047 approved · 460 refused · 522 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Jul 2002 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Old Stowey Bungalow, Couple Cross Wheddon Cross, Minehead, Somerset
Received 5 Mar 2012Notley Arms, Front Street, Monksilver, Taunton, Somerset
Received 11 Sept 2012Dunster Castle, Dunster
Received 24 Dec 2004Black Cleave Woods, Heddon Valley, Trentishoe, Barnstaple, Devon
Received 5 Jun 2018Hedgerow at the southern boundary of Luckbarrow Reservoir, West Luccombe, Minehead, TA24 8HX
Received 21 Dec 2020Wayside, Monksilver, Taunton
Received 8 Sept 2005Sherdon Higher Sherdon Sandyway South Molton EX36 3LU
Received 23 Feb 2026The Old Post Office, Brompton Regis
Received 6 Jul 2006Selworthy Cottage, Selworthy, Minehead, Somerset
Received 1 Jul 2014TORCLIFF, LESTER POINT, COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, EX34 0DL
Received 11 Oct 2022Orchard View, Wootton Courtenay, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8RA
Received 18 Mar 2010The Old Chapel, Lynton, Devon, EX35 6AR
Received 15 Aug 2011Greenlands, Exford, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 7NU
Received 20 Oct 2025Church Cottage, Countisbury, Lynton, Devon
Received 28 Aug 2013Heddon's Gate Hotel, Martinhoe
Received 18 Oct 2004SWALLOWS REST, COUNTISBURY, LYNTON, EX35 6NF
Received 21 Mar 2024Park Steep, Sandrocks Lane, Rodhuish, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 6QW
Received 3 Oct 2008Oaks Hotel, Dunster Steep, Porlock, Somerset
Received 6 Sept 2018HEDDON HALL, PARRACOMBE, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4QL
Received 30 Apr 2025Honeymead Cottages, Simonsbath, Minehead
Received 4 Jul 2005No 1 The Meadows, Porlock, Minehead
Received 7 May 200310, HIGH STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SG
Received 15 Mar 20215a Queen Street, Lynton, EX35 6AA
Received 3 Jul 2019Lyn Valley Hotel, 1 Riverside Road, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EH
Received 9 Jun 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Exmoor National Park Authority, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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