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Land Centred Coordinates 362360 155098 Rush Hill Ston Easton Wells Somerset

2026/0012/AGEAgricultural Notification ExcavationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 28 January 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

The infilling of a depression within the field using inert material (stone, sub soil and top soil) Why necessary for agriculture: This area of the field has a depression in it which is not suitable for farm machinery to travel across and therefore it cannot be managed farmed to the benefit of this established farming business. This results in the loss of crop production and this affects the farm's profitability. The area is not suitable for grazing cattle or sheep, with this filling process this area will be restored to agricultural use. Why designed for agriculture: The area of the field has a depression in it and it cannot be accessed by farm machinery as it isn't safe to travel across. This filling process will allow this area to be farmed safely and thus creating a safe working environment for the farm staff. It will also allow sheep and cattle to graze it and this will improve the animal welfare and reduce the loss of life should an animal get stuck.

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip Hills Division
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Feb
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 22 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Land Centred Coordinates 362360 155098 Rush Hill Ston Easton Wells Somerset. Mendip has handled 161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 4 weeks quicker 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.

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

Application type
Agricultural Notification Excavation
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ston Easton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Target decision date
3 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Michael Goff
Agent address
2 Bovey Cottages Waterrow Taunton TA4 2BA

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14596198
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
2

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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