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Beachbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset

2026/1421/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 14 September 2026

Council decision: Refusal2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from Agricultural to Residential Curtilage of 1 acre of land & conversion of a redundant Agricultural Barn to a self-build dwelling.

Received
27 July 2026
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip Hills Division
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.20 Aug
  4. Target23 Sep
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 47 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Beachbarrow Farm Bristol Road Hillgrove Wells Somerset. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Mendip Hills Division.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The site lies in the open countryside, outside any defined development limits, where development is strictly controlled and therefore the proposal would not accord with the Council's plan-led approach for the allocation development within the district. The proposal is not considered to represent sustainable development by virtue of its distance and poor accessibility and connectivity to local services and facilities and would foster growth in the need to travel by private vehicle. Furthermore it is not considered that the application scheme meets the requirements of Policy DP22 as the introduction of a residential dwelling would prejuidice the use of the adjacent land and premises that are used for rural activity and would not result in the enhancement of the immediate setting. On this basis the proposals fail to comply with policies CP1, CP2, CP4 and DP22/1a and DP22/ 2 of the adopted Mendip District Local Plan Part 1: Strategy and Policies 2006 - 2029.
  2. It is considered that the application scheme by reason of its design, scale and siting would cause harm to the residential amenity of current and future neighbouring occupiers by reason of overlooking and loss of privacy to the west of the property arising from the balcony and fenestration arrangements that are proposed. The proposed is therefore not considered acceptable as it does not accord with Policies DP1 and DP7 of the adopted Local Plan Part 1 (2014) and Part 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2026
Consultation expiry
20 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 August 2026
Target decision date
23 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15107860
Comments
0
Documents
38
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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