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The built environment, individual buildings, villages and settlements are as much a part of what makes Exmoor special as the natural beauty, wildlife and bustling communities. Planning has a vital role to play in ensuring that new development is well designed and carefully sited so that it contributes to the variety and quality of Exmoor's landscape and provides homes and work places for its inhabitants. Exmoor National Park is a working and living community where development is necessary to ensure that the needs of the community, businesses and visitors are met.
The planning policies seek to ensure that development is of the right scale, directed to appropriate locations and conserves and enhances the character and appearance of the National Park. Development proposals should be of a high quality so that the special qualities of the National Park are maintained.
Some planning decisions are decided by the Authority's Committee.
Click on the links below to find the information you need.
Search for a planning application
Search the Enforcement Register
A wealth of information on all areas of planning on Exmoor. Click on the links below to find the information you need or visit the planning advice page
The main function of the Policy & Community team is to prepare and review statutory local development plans that relate to spatial planning within Exmoor National Park.
The Planning Map shows existing planning application sites (outlined in red).
Includes a variety of constraints, such as
Tree Preservation Orders,
County Wildlife Sites,
Orchards,
Conservation Areas and many more.
The Authority adopted the Exmoor National Park Local Plan 2011-2031 in July 2017.
These are "special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance."
The National Park Authority is committed to working with both communities and individuals to try to meet the local affordable housing needs of Exmoor.
Exmoor National Park Authority,
Exmoor House,
Dulverton,
Somerset, TA22 9HL
Tel: 01398 323665
Email: info@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
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