Building At South Hill Farm Bridgwater Road Bleadon

1. 1.The proposal does not constitute permitted development by virtue of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), as it is contrary to Paragraph Q.1(g). Development under Class A(a) or Class B(a) of Part 6 of this Schedule (agricultural buildings and operations) has been carried out on the established agricultural unit during the period of 10 years prior to the date when development under Class Q would commence. The proposal does not, therefore, constitute permitted development, and the application has been refused in accordance with paragraph W(3) of the above-mentioned Order.
2. 2.The proposal does not constitute permitted development by virtue of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), as it is contrary to Paragraph Q.1(p). The building does not have suitable existing access to a public highway. The proposal P7CQAZ does not, therefore, constitute permitted development, and the application has been refused in accordance with paragraph W(3) of the above-mentioned Order.
3. 3.Inadequate information has been submitted to demonstrate that occupants of the dwellings would not incur significant adverse noise impacts, or that such impacts could be overcome by the imposition of conditions. In particular, the proximity of the proposed development to other farm buildings would likely generate noise. In the absence of details to the contrary, it is considered that the development will be contrary to Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework, to guidance in the Noise Policy Statement for England, and to relevant guidance on contaminated land.
4. 4.Inadequate information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed development would not result in unacceptable flood risk. The application site is in an area at risk from flooding, and the FRA does not provide the required data for future years. Thus, the Local Planning Authority is not, therefore, satisfied that the flood risks resulting from the development can be safely managed, and the proposal therefore fails to demonstrate compliance with Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
5. 5.Notwithstanding the decision that the proposal does not constitute permitted development, the Local Planning Authority would have refused to grant prior approval because the proposed conversion of the existing barn for use as residential dwellings would, by way of its location adjacent to agricultural buildings, result in conflict between the two uses (agricultural and residential) and cause harm to the living conditions of future occupants by reason of noise nuisance, loss of privacy, and poor outlook. As such, it would be impractical and undesirable for the building to change to dwellings, and the proposal is contrary to Sections 12 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Prior App Part 3Q agriculture to res

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Bleadon

Date validated

18 February 2026

Target decision date

15 April 2026

Agent

James Venton Planning & Building Design

Architect profile

JAMES VENTON PLANNING & BUILDING DESIGN LTD

Agent address

Unit 13 Wiveliscombe Enterprise Centre Sandys Moor Wiveliscombe TA4 2DZ

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