Compass House, Road Between Cross Lane And Axbridge Bypass, Townsend, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2AJ
Withdrawn on 8 October 2024
Council decision: Withdrawn (after registration)Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed addition of 12 black solar panels (5.220 kw) to the south facing pitched elevation of the detached garage of the property. The property is not listed but is within a Conservation Area. The panels will not front a main road. The installation will be performed by an established company Flex Eco Services Ltd.
- Submitted
- 27 September 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Sep
- ValidatedValidated27 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 11 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is an outline application for a garage at Compass House, Road Between Cross Lane And Axbridge Bypass, Townsend, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2AJ. Sedgemoor has handled 374 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 11 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Axbridge conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 814 applications in total for the BS26 postcode area.
94% of outline applications at Sedgemoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BS26 2AJ
- Application type
- Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Axbridge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 September 2024
- Consultation start
- 4 October 2024
- Target decision date
- 8 October 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 11 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: AxbridgePart of the site
- 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 (21)
flood storage 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20253 Feb
Installation of solar panels on the South elevation of the garage roof.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission02/24/00031 - 20239 Jun
Fell 1No. Conifer (T1) and removal of stump.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area02/23/00021 - 202313 Feb
Fell 2No. Beech (G1). Crown reduce height/spread of Cherry (T2) by up to 1.5m.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area02/23/00003
Source: Sedgemoor
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- Compass House, Road Between Cross Lane And Axbridge Bypass, Townsend, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2AJ02/24/00031 · FullApproved0.0 mi
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- Dave’s Chimney SweepsSolid Fuel Heating1.0 mi
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- NJ George Builder and Multifuel InstallerSolid Fuel Heating1.7 mi
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