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Shepton Mallet Crematorium Old Wells Road Croscombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA5 3RR

2026/1694/FULAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Extension to existing Mendip Crematorium to provide new cemetery including hardstanding, car parking, burial provision and landscaping.

Received
4 September 2026
Public comments
1 · last counted 15 October 2026
Council
Mendip
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated21 Sep
  3. Consult.12 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 12 October.

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About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at Shepton Mallet Crematorium Old Wells Road Croscombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA5 3RR. Mendip has handled 6,864 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
BA5 3RR

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 September 2026
Consultation end
12 October 2026

Additional information

Documents
28

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.

Source: Mendip

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