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Downside Abbey and School, Stratton on the Fosse

110021/017Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 17 March 2005

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Erection of new entrance to Caverel block, installation of a spiral staircase and installation of a canopy (DEL)

Received
29 November 2004
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Stratton (Historic)
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Jan
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 108 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Downside Abbey and School, Stratton on the Fosse. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 8 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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
Stratton On The Fosse Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2004
Consultation expiry
31 December 2004
Target decision date
24 January 2005
Permission expires
17 March 2010

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 December 2004
Advertisement expiry
31 December 2004

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2004
    29 Nov

    Insertion of mezzanine floor, alterations to internal partitions and alterations to windows. Stokes Block…

    Approval with ConditionsListed building consentFiled alongside110021/016
  2. 2004
    29 Nov

    Erection of new entrance to Caverel block, installation of a spiral staircase and installation of a canopy…

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFull110021/017

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