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Farm Buildings Adjacent To Doublegate Farm Godney Wells Somerset BA5 1RZ

2017/1452/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 1 September 2017

Council decision: RefusalWard Member

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use and conversion of semi-redundant farm buildings and paddock to create a golf school and studio, including formation of new parking area (revised description, plan and Flood Risk Assessment received 5th July 2017 including details of enlarged parking area).

Received
23 May 2017
Decision level
Ward Member
Public comments
9
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West
Agent
Colin Dawson Associates
  1. Received23 May
  2. Validated23 May
  3. Consult.8 Aug
  4. Target18 Jul
  5. Decided1 Sep

Decided in 101 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Farm Buildings Adjacent To Doublegate Farm Godney Wells Somerset BA5 1RZ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 7 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 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
BA5 1RZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Godney Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 May 2017
Consultation expiry
8 August 2017
Consultation start
18 July 2017
Consultation end
8 August 2017
Neighbour consultation start
18 July 2017
Neighbour consultation end
8 August 2017
Target decision date
18 July 2017
Decision issued
5 September 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Colin Dawson Associates
Agent address
Prestbury The Drive Woolavington Bridgwater Somerset TA7 8EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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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© 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.

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