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Electricity Sub Station Cemetery Lane Street Somerset

2026/1467/OHLOverhead Electricity LinesApproved

Approved on 21 August 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and Given

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extension of the existing fence-line to encompass the expanded site, to relocate some existing overhead cables, the installation of a new 132Kv transformer to replace the existing 33Kv installations, and to build and commission a new 33Kv switchroom on the Southern side of the site.

Received
30 July 2026
Council
Mendip
Ward
Street Division
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated30 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided21 Aug

Decided in 22 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at Electricity Sub Station Cemetery Lane Street 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 42 applications across Street 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
Overhead Electricity Lines
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Street Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 July 2026
Target decision date
10 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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

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© 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.

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