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Land At 375691 149319 Hapsford Farm Elm Lane To Hapsford Hill Great Elm Frome Somerset BA11 3NW

2026/0623/AGBAgricultural Notification Proposed BuildPermitted
Prior approval

Proposal

Application for prior notification of agricultural development for 2 No. Polytunnels.

Received
1 April 2026
Decided
12 May 2026 · Prior Approval Not Required
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 22 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Mendip82% of other applications approved

This is a planning application at Land At 375691 149319 Hapsford Farm Elm Lane To Hapsford Hill Great Elm Frome Somerset BA11 3NW. Mendip has handled 161 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 26 days. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks longer than Mendip's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Mendip Central And East Division. We hold 1,456 applications in total for the BA11 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/0623/AGB
Address
Land At 375691 149319 Hapsford Farm Elm Lane To Hapsford Hill Great Elm Frome Somerset BA11 3NW
Postcode
BA11 3NW
Local Authority
Mendip
Application Type
Agricultural Notification Proposed Build
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Parish
Great Elm Parish Meeting

Applicant & Agent

Agent
PlanningSphere Ltd
Architect ProfilePLANNINGSPHERE LIMITED
Agent Address
PlanningSphere Ltd Spaces Northgate House Upper Borough Walls Bath BA1 1RG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 April 2026
Target Decision Date
18 May 2026
Date Decided
12 May 2026
Date Validated
20 April 2026
Date Submitted
1 April 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14792236
Comments
1
Documents
10
Constraints
13
Coordinates
51.242455, -2.349451
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mendip

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • SSSI: Vallis Vale SSSIPart of the site
  • 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, 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 2026-10-09. 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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