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5 Somer Ridge, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2FB

23/03734/CLEUCert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191Refused
Lawful development certificate

Refused on 1 December 2023

Council decision: REFUSEDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Use of land to the side of 5 Somer Ridge as residential garden.

Received
27 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Midsomer Norton North
  1. Received27 Sep
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.27 Oct
  4. Target1 Dec
  5. Decided1 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 5 Somer Ridge, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2FB. Bath has handled 480 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 2 weeks longer than Bath's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Midsomer Norton North. We hold 1,598 applications in total for the BA3 postcode area.

98% of amendment applications at Bath and North East Somerset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BA3 2FB
Application type
Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Midsomer Norton

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2023
Consultation expiry
27 October 2023
Consultation start
6 October 2023
Consultation end
27 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start
6 October 2023
Target decision date
1 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Lower Farm House Faulkland Radstock Somerset BA3 5XD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

UPRN
010001150693
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    17 Sep

    Approval of reserved matters with regard to outline application 25/03914/OUT

    ApprovedReserved matters26/02947/RES
  2. 2025
    8 Oct

    Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of 1no. dwelling on land adjoining 5 Somer…

    ApprovedOutline Application25/03914/OUT
  3. 2022
    4 Nov

    Construction of new garage on land adjacent No. 5 Somer Ridge with annexe accommodation within the ground…

    WithdrawnFull Application22/04472/FUL
  4. 2020
    2 Mar

    Outline application for the erection of a detached house and garage with all matters reserved (Resubmission)

    RefusedOutline Application20/00856/OUT
  5. 2019
    15 Apr

    Outline application for the erection of a detached house and garage with all matters reserved.

    RefusedOutline Application19/01666/OUT

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