R S Howell Workshop Upper Benter Oakhill Radstock BA3 5BJ
Approved on 3 September 2020
Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion, alteration of premises to provide B1a (office use), B1c (light industrial use) and B8 (storage use).
- Received
- 24 June 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Ashwick, Chilcompton And Stratton (Historic)
- Agent
- Orme Ltd
- ReceivedReceived24 Jun
- ValidatedValidated9 Jul
- Consult.Consultation2 Sep
- TargetTarget Date3 Sep
- DecidedDecided3 Sep
Decided in 56 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 71 days, 3 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.
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
- BA3 5BJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ashwick Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 July 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 2 September 2020
- Consultation start
- 12 August 2020
- Consultation end
- 2 September 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 July 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 July 2020
- Last date for comments
- 31 July 2020
- Target decision date
- 3 September 2020
- Permission expires
- 3 September 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Orme Ltd
- Architect profile
- ORME LTD
- Agent address
- Mill Farm Barns Tuckers Lane Baltonsborough Glastonbury BA6 8RH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08718763
- Documents
- 27
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
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.
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Associated applications
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Approval of details reserved by condition 13 (Bat Building Provision) on planning consent 2020/1186/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2020/1979/APP - 202024 Jun
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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202111 Aug
Conversion of existing Mechanical Workshop and Agricultural store into rural enterprise hub (revised drainage…
ApprovedFull Application2021/1828/FUL - 201628 Oct
Proposed conversion of 2 No. business units into Holiday Let accommodation. (Amended Plans Received…
Approval with ConditionsFull Application2016/2688/FUL - 201516 Jan
Prior notification application for change of use of agricultural business premises into 2no residential units…
WithdrawnPrior App CoU Agricult. to Residential2015/0137/PAA - 201024 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 - 201024 Aug
Removal of Condition 2 (Agricultural machinery repair only) of Consent 059708/004
WithdrawnVariation of conditions (s73)2010/2112 - 200415 Jan
Removal of personal condition 02 from consent 059708/006
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)059708/015 - 200415 Jan
Removal of personal condition 02 from consent 059708/004
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)059708/017 - 200415 Jan
Removal of personal condition 03 from consent 059708/009
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)059708/016
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