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Land At 355328 131038 Castle Cary Road Lydford On Fosse Somerton Somerset

2023/0734/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 5 October 2023

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 1no. single storey dwellinghouse.

Received
26 April 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
6
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip South Division
Agent
Tim Cole Downes Limited
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.25 Sep
  4. Target21 Jun
  5. Decided5 Oct

Decided in 162 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land At 355328 131038 Castle Cary Road Lydford On Fosse Somerton Somerset. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 162 days, 16 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across Mendip South Division.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lydford-On-Fosse Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 April 2023
Consultation expiry
25 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end
25 September 2023
Target decision date
21 June 2023
Committee meeting
3 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tim Cole Downes Limited
Architect profile
TIM COLE DOWNES LIMITED
Agent address
Tim Cole Downes Limited Little Orchard Station Road Ansford Castle Cary BA7 7PD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
1 June 2023
Site notice end
26 May 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12116370
Documents
17
Constraints
8

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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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    11 Dec

    Application to vary conditions 2 (drawing list) of planning approval 2023/0734/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)2025/2226/VRC
  2. 2023
    26 Apr

    Erection of 1no. single storey dwellinghouse.

    This applicationApprovedFull2023/0734/FUL

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