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Land At 369873 153336 Knobsbury Lane To Lentney Farm Writhlington Frome Somerset

2023/0876/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 2 October 2023

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Convert and extend field barn into dwellinghouse.

Received
16 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip Hills Division
Agent
Salmon Planning Company
  1. Received16 May
  2. Validated16 May
  3. Consult.15 Jun
  4. Target11 Jul
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 139 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land At 369873 153336 Knobsbury Lane To Lentney Farm Writhlington Frome Somerset. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 13 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Mendip Hills Division.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kilmersdon Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 May 2023
Consultation expiry
15 June 2023
Neighbour consultation end
15 June 2023
Target decision date
11 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Salmon Planning Company
Architect profile
SALMON PLANNING COMPANY LIMITED
Agent address
Salmon Planning Company 2 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12161007
Documents
15
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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

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.

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