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Downside Abbey Bookshop, Stratton on the Fosse, Radstock, Bath, Somerset BA3 4RJ

110021/032Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 15 December 2008

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Alterations to building, provision of a cafe and increased bookshop area and additional facilities. Works include: Removal of existing single storey extension, removal of external staircase, alterations of existing fenistration and openings and creation of new arched opening [DEL]

Received
19 August 2008
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Ashwick, Chilcompton And Stratton
  1. Received19 Aug
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Jan
  5. Decided15 Dec

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Downside Abbey Bookshop, Stratton on the Fosse, Radstock, Bath, Somerset BA3 4RJ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 10 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
10 November 2008
Consultation expiry
12 December 2008
Target decision date
5 January 2009
Permission expires
15 December 2011

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 November 2008
Advertisement expiry
12 December 2008

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13
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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2008
    19 Aug

    Alterations to building, provision of a cafe and increased bookshop area and additional facilities. Works…

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFull110021/032
  2. 2008
    19 Aug

    Alterations to building associated with provision of cafe, increased bookshop area, additional facilities…

    Approval with ConditionsListed building consentFiled alongside110021/033

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