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The Forge Dark Lane North Wootton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4AQ

2015/0022/OTSOutline - Some Matters ReservedRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 22 April 2015

Council decision: RefusalWard Member

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of workshop buildings and the erection of three dwelling houses, a live/work unit (with tied office space) and a village shop, all matters reserved save for access.(amended description 25th February 2015)

Received
6 January 2015
Decision level
Ward Member
Public comments
5
Council
Mendip
Ward
Croscombe And Pilton
Agent
Lancelot Building Design
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at The Forge Dark Lane North Wootton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4AQ. Mendip has handled 535 applications of this type. This one was decided in 106 days, 8 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 469 applications in total for the BA4 postcode area.

77% of outline 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
BA4 4AQ
Application type
Outline - Some Matters Reserved
Scale / size
Small
Parish
North Wootton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2015
Consultation expiry
7 April 2015
Consultation start
13 March 2015
Consultation end
3 April 2015
Neighbour consultation start
13 March 2015
Neighbour consultation end
3 April 2015
Target decision date
22 April 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lancelot Building Design
Agent address
7 Reservoir Lane Wells Somerset BA5 2QZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
17 March 2015
Site notice end
7 April 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03851214
Documents
5
Constraints
2

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© 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.

Source: Mendip

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