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Knowle Farm Knowle Lane West Compton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4PD

2023/2314/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 24 January 2024

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of agricultural barn

Received
30 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip South Division
  1. Received30 Nov
  2. Validated30 Nov
  3. Consult.28 Dec
  4. Target25 Jan
  5. Decided24 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Knowle Farm Knowle Lane West Compton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4PD. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across Mendip South Division. We hold 469 applications in total for the BA4 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
BA4 4PD
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pilton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 November 2023
Consultation expiry
28 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
28 December 2023
Target decision date
25 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr David W Minns & Miss Caroline J Evans
Agent address
Priory View, 9A Draycott Road Somerset Shepton Mallet BA4 5HS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12638797
Documents
8
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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

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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. 2023
    30 Nov

    Installation of PV solar panels on the south facing roof of three buildings

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside2023/2313/FUL
  2. 2023
    30 Nov

    Erection of agricultural barn

    This applicationApprovedFull2023/2314/FUL

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