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Hapsford Mill, Hapsford, Frome

071370/003Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 3 November 2006

Council decision: RefusalWard Member

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alterations to building, including retrospective insertion of second floor and change of use of part of second floor accommodation to residential flat (DEL)

Received
21 July 2006
Decision level
Ward Member
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mells (Historic)
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated31 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Oct
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 64 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Hapsford Mill, Hapsford, Frome. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 8 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address.

92% of full applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Elm Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 August 2006
Target decision date
26 October 2006

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Registered park and garden: Hapsford HousePart of the site
  • SSSI: Vallis Vale SSSIPart of the site

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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, 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

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© 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.

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