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R S Howell Workshop Upper Benter Oakhill Radstock BA3 5BJ

2016/2688/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 31 March 2017

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed conversion of 2 No. business units into Holiday Let accommodation. (Amended Plans Received 04.01.2016)

Received
28 October 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Council
Mendip
Ward
Ashwick, Chilcompton And Stratton
Agent
Architectural Design Solutions
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.27 Jan
  4. Target4 Jan
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 142 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at R S Howell Workshop Upper Benter Oakhill Radstock BA3 5BJ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 15 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,600 applications in total for the BA3 postcode area.

93% 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 5BJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ashwick Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2016
Consultation expiry
1 February 2017
Consultation start
6 January 2017
Consultation end
27 January 2017
Neighbour consultation start
6 January 2017
Neighbour consultation end
27 January 2017
Target decision date
4 January 2017
Permission expires
31 March 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Architectural Design Solutions
Agent address
Suite 8/13 Melbourne House 36 Chamberlain Street Wells BA5 2PJ Somerset

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
11 January 2017
Site notice end
1 February 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05586546
Documents
12
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.

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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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    11 Aug

    Conversion of existing Mechanical Workshop and Agricultural store into rural enterprise hub (revised drainage…

    ApprovedFull Application2021/1828/FUL
  2. 2020
    6 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by condition 13 (Bat Building Provision) on planning consent 2020/1186/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2020/1979/APP
  3. 2020
    24 Jun

    Conversion, alteration of premises to provide B1a (office use), B1c (light industrial use) and B8 (storage…

    Approval with ConditionsFull Application2020/1186/FUL
  4. 2015
    16 Jan

    Prior notification application for change of use of agricultural business premises into 2no residential units…

    WithdrawnPrior App CoU Agricult. to Residential2015/0137/PAA
  5. 2010
    24 Aug

    Variation of condition 2 (Limitation to use of building for agricultural sales and repairs) of permission…

    Approval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)2010/2113
  6. 2010
    24 Aug

    Removal of Condition 2 (Agricultural machinery repair only) of Consent 059708/004

    WithdrawnVariation of conditions (s73)2010/2112

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