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Land At 377965 153386 Old School To Foxholes Lane Laverton Frome Somerset

2026/0243/PAAPrior App CoU Agricult. to ResidentialPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of 2no. agricultural buildings to 5no. dwellinghouses (Class C3)

Received
6 February 2026
Decided
16 March 2026 · Prior Approval Required and Given
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Frome North Division
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Mendip78% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application for a change of use at Land At 377965 153386 Old School To Foxholes Lane Laverton Frome Somerset. Mendip has handled 535 applications of this type and approves 71% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Mendip's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Frome North Division.

Application Details

Reference
2026/0243/PAA
Address
Land At 377965 153386 Old School To Foxholes Lane Laverton Frome Somerset
Local Authority
Mendip
Application Type
Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Frome North Division
Parish
Lullington Parish Meeting

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Symonds & Sampson
Agent Address
Symonds & Sampson Agriculture House Market Place Sturminster Newton DT10 1AR

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
6 February 2026
Consultation Expiry
11 March 2026
Target Decision Date
3 April 2026
Date Decided
16 March 2026
Date Validated
6 February 2026
Date Submitted
6 February 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
6 March 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval Required and Given
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice End
11 March 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14679406
Comments
0
Documents
19
Constraints
10
Coordinates
51.279140, -2.317256
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mendip

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Planning constraints

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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© 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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