Caravan At Linden Grove The Batch Butcombe BS40 7UY
Refused on 16 December 2025
Council decision: Prior approval - refuse (not PD)Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposal to construct an additional storey to existing dwellinghouse, to a maximum height of 6.07 metres.
- Received
- 21 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- North Somerset
- Ward
- Wrington
- Agent
- Dexter Building Design Ltd
- ReceivedReceived21 Oct
- ValidatedValidated21 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Dec
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Caravan At Linden Grove The Batch Butcombe BS40 7UY. North Somerset has handled 17,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Wrington. We hold 2,267 applications in total for the BS40 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The proposal does not constitute permitted development by virtue of Class AA because the application building is a caravan and not a dwellinghouse. The lawful development certificate was granted for 'stationing of a caravan for residential purposes'. A statutory definition of a caravan is found in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 - which states that a 'caravan' means any structure designed or adapted for human habitation which is capable of being moved from one place to another (whether by being towed, or by being transported on a motor vehicle or trailer)'. The approved LDE supporting statement included photographs of the caravan being moved to its site by tractor and also included dimensions, stating it is a 'traditional static caravan'. Caravans are not dwellinghouses and do not benefit from permitted development rights by virtue of class AA. The application should therefore be refused in accordance with paragraph AA.3 (3) of Class AA, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
- Refused plans/documents: The plans/documents that were formally considered as part of this application are as follows: 1824_A110_EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 1824_A201_PROPOSED SITE PLAN (A3) 1824_A210_PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS P7HHPZ - Decision (HHPA) PA refuse – not PD APPLICATION NUMBER - 25/P/2191/H2PA SITE LOCATION PLAN dated 27.10.2025 SUPPORTING STATEMENT dated 21.10.2025 Please refer to the advice notes overleaf.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BS40 7UY
- Application type
- P1AA ext dwelling with two storey
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Butcombe
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Dexter Building Design Ltd
- Architect profile
- DEXTER BUILDING DESIGN LIMITED
- Agent address
- The Studio The Old Brewery 7-11 Lodway Bristol BS20 0DH
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: North Somerset
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.
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Source: North Somerset
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