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Yew Tree Farm Bolter's Lane Downside Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4JS

2015/1766/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 8 October 2015

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of agricultural barns to 3 dwellings

Received
29 July 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Council
Mendip
Ward
Shepton East
Agent
Brimble, Lea & Partners
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.23 Sep
  4. Target8 Oct
  5. Decided8 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Yew Tree Farm Bolter's Lane Downside Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4JS. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 469 applications in total for the BA4 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
BA4 4JS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shepton Mallet Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2015
Consultation expiry
24 September 2015
Consultation start
2 September 2015
Consultation end
23 September 2015
Neighbour consultation start
2 September 2015
Neighbour consultation end
23 September 2015
Target decision date
8 October 2015
Permission expires
8 October 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Brimble, Lea & Partners
Agent address
Wessex House High Street Gillingham Dorset SP8 4AG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 September 2015
Advertisement expiry
24 September 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04380386
Documents
14
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (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.

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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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2016
    13 Jun

    Application for variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) following grant of planning permision 2015/1766/FUL

    Approval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)2016/1505/VRC
  2. 2015
    29 Jul

    Conversion of agricultural barns to 3 dwellings

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFull2015/1766/FUL

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