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Woodford Farm Woodford Farm Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ

2024/1040/AGBAgricultural Notification Proposed BuildApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 8 July 2024

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed building

Received
12 June 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Jul
  5. Decided8 Jul

Decided in 20 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Woodford Farm Woodford Farm Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ. Mendip has handled 161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Mendip West Division. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

90% of all 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
BA5 1QQ
Application type
Agricultural Notification Proposed Build
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 June 2024
Target decision date
16 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr P Kellett
Agent address
Drake Road Wells Somerset BA5 3JX

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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

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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    21 Nov

    Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed building.

    ApprovedAgricultural Notification Proposed Build2018/2917/AGB
  2. 2018
    13 Apr

    Application for confirmation of compliance with conditions 1 (Works begun 3 years from date of decision) on…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2018/0946/CFC
  3. 2017
    26 Jul

    Use of the land for the holding of private events/functions, including temporary marquees, car parking and…

    Approval with ConditionsFull Application2017/2109/FUL
  4. 2014
    29 Oct

    Application for the variation of condition 1 of planning permission 2013/2140/VRC

    Approval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)2014/2283/VRC
  5. 2014
    1 Aug

    Prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling.

    WithdrawnPrior App CoU Agricult. to Residential2014/1575/PAA
  6. 2014
    16 Jun

    Proposed non-material amendment to planning application 107680/007

    ApprovedNon-material amendment2014/1180/NMA

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