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Land At Burcott House Farm Pennybatch Lane Burcott Wells Somerset

2023/1779/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling. (amended description 11.04.25)

Received
19 September 2023
Decision due
14 November 2023
Public comments
11
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
Agent
APW Planning
  1. Received19 Sep
  2. Validated19 Sep
  3. Consult.25 Apr
  4. Target14 Nov
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 25 April.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (33)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land At Burcott House Farm Pennybatch Lane Burcott Wells Somerset. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 September 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Mendip West 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
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 September 2023
Consultation expiry
25 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end
25 April 2025
Committee meeting
3 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
APW Planning
Agent address
APW Planning 30 Maxwell Street Taunton TA2 6HS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
26 October 2023
Site notice end
18 October 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12378245
Documents
33
Constraints
9

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 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • 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

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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