Woodford Farm Woodford Lane Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ
Proposal
Application for prior approval to change the use of a building from agriculture to a dwellinghouse.
- Received
- 17 September 2014
- Decided
- 24 October 2014 · Prior Approval Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West
- ReceivedSubmitted17 Sep
- ValidatedValidated17 Sep
- Consult.Consultation17 Oct
- TargetTarget Date12 Nov
- DecidedDecided24 Oct
Decided in 37 days (council typically 49)
This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Woodford Farm Woodford Lane Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ. Mendip has handled 526 applications of this type and approves 71% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Mendip's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,908 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Mendip
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
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, 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.
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