Land off Folly Lane, Pilton, Somerset

117892/001Change of UseApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 14 October 2008

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsWard Member

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of land to provide single low impact residential pitch (yurt) to be occupied by applicant and family including provision of parking area at top of bridleway (DEL)

Received: 19 August 2008
Decision level: Ward Member
Council: Mendip
Ward: Croscombe And Pilton

ReceivedReceived19 Aug
ValidatedValidated19 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Oct
DecidedDecided14 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land off Folly Lane, Pilton, Somerset. Mendip has handled 278 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

76% of amendment 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: Change of Use
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Pilton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 August 2008
Consultation expiry: 3 October 2008
Target decision date: 14 October 2008
Permission expires: 14 October 2011

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 September 2008
Advertisement expiry: 3 October 2008

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 2
Constraints: 3

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.

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Source: Mendip

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