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Mendip Crematorium Old Wells Road Croscombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA5 3RR

2020/0639/VRCVariation or Removal of ConditionsApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 15 May 2020

Council decision: Approval with Conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Variation of condition 25 (hours of use) of permission 120690/000 (Erection of crematorium and creation of parking areas, access, landscaping (including creation of mounds) and change of use of surrounding land and ancillary uses associated with the crematorium).

Received
23 March 2020
Council
Mendip
Ward
Croscombe And Pilton (Historic)
Agent
Harris Lamb Limited
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Mendip Crematorium Old Wells Road Croscombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA5 3RR. Mendip has handled 961 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

94% of conditions applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
BA5 3RR
Application type
Variation or Removal of Conditions
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Croscombe Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2020
Consultation expiry
23 April 2020
Consultation start
24 March 2020
Consultation end
21 April 2020
Last date for comments
23 April 2020
Target decision date
22 June 2020
Permission expires
15 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Harris Lamb Limited
Agent address
75 - 76 Francis Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8SP UK

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 April 2020
Advertisement expiry
23 April 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07962433
Comments
0
Documents
4
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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2020
    23 Mar

    Variation of condition 25 (hours of use) of permission 120690/000

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)2020/0639/VRC
  2. 2011
    8 Nov

    Variation of conditions 13 (landscaping) and 25 (hours of operation) of planning permission 120690/000

    Approval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)2011/2888
  3. 2010
    6 Oct

    Approval of matters reserved by condition 31(Signage and road markings at entrance) of permission 120690/000

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2010/2529
  4. 2010
    10 Aug

    Application for non-material amendment for changes to external wall detailing and compound fence (amendment…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment2010/1983
  5. 2010
    30 Jul

    Approval of details reserved by condition 17 (materials and samples) of consent 120690/000

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2010/1877
  6. 2010
    12 Feb

    Approval of matters reserved by condition of permission 120690/000

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2010/0293
  7. 2008
    3 Dec

    Erection of crematorium and creation of parking areas, access, landscaping (Including creation of mounds) and…

    Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationPart of120690/000

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