Downside School, Stratton On The Fosse Bath BA3 4RJ

110021/022Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 4 October 2005

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Creation of new external fire escape stair to Caverel House. (del)

Received: 9 August 2005
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Mendip
Ward: Stratton (Historic)

ReceivedReceived9 Aug
ValidatedValidated9 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date4 Oct
DecidedDecided4 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Downside School, Stratton On The Fosse Bath BA3 4RJ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 1,601 applications in total for the BA3 postcode area.

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

Postcode: BA3 4RJ
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Stratton On The Fosse Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 August 2005
Consultation expiry: 23 September 2005
Target decision date: 4 October 2005
Permission expires: 4 October 2010

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 2 September 2005
Advertisement expiry: 23 September 2005

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.

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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.

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