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Scouts Barn Oxhouse Lane Failand BS8 3SL

26/P/0222/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 October 2026

Council decision: Approve with legal agreement13 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of land to garden land (C3 use Class), erection of a timber lodge for use as annexed accommodation, erection of a hay storage barn, retention of garden patio (retrospective); Removal of a garden gazebo and part of gravel parking area to front of dwelling. Erection of additional metal railings and new fencing around garden area.

Received
2 February 2026
Public comments
1 · last counted 27 October 2026
Council
North Somerset
Ward
Long Ashton
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 240 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Scouts Barn Oxhouse Lane Failand BS8 3SL. North Somerset has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 263 days, 30 weeks longer than North Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 177 applications across Long Ashton. We hold 3,847 applications in total for the BS8 postcode area.

90% of full applications at North Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BS8 3SL
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wraxall And Failand

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026
Target decision date
22 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hugh James
Agent address
Two Central Square Cardiff CF10 1FS

Additional information

Documents
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Failand Court, Failand House and Failand PlaceOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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: North Somerset

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