Land To The North Of, Portmeade Drove, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26
Proposal
Change of use from agricultural/grazing use to informal public recreation use, with provision of a storage container for maintenance equipment, landscaping and planting treatments including new species rich hedgerow, c.95m of managed hedgerow, new tree planting, scrub establishment, a Cider Apple Tree Orchard, a sensory garden, post and rail fencing to the new hedgerow and to the adjoining riparian areas and new educational signage.
- Submitted
- 21 September 2026
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted21 Sep
- ValidatedValidated21 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Land To The North Of, Portmeade Drove, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26. Sedgemoor has handled 142 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address.
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Application details
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Parish
- Axbridge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 September 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jordan Morris
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High 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.
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© 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.
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