Orchard Farm, Bedwell Lane, Othery, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0QJ
Approved on 22 December 2020
Council decision: Formal Application Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed erection of portal framed agricultural building for storage of machinery and fodder.
- Submitted
- 9 December 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted9 Dec
- ValidatedValidated9 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Dec
Decided in 13 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is a planning application at Orchard Farm, Bedwell Lane, Othery, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0QJ. Sedgemoor has handled 152 applications of this type. This one was decided in 13 days, 3 weeks quicker than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,073 applications in total for the TA7 postcode area.
96% of all 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
- TA7 0QJ
- Application type
- Notice of Proposed Agricultural Devt.
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Othery
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 December 2020
- Consultation start
- 16 December 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 35 Market Street Bridgwater TA6 3EP
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202228 Jan
Retention of agricultural building (retrospective application)
ApprovedFull Planning Permission38/21/00028 - 202110 Aug
Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission38/21/00013 - 20206 Apr
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the erection of an agricultural storage building.
ApprovedNotice of Proposed Agricultural Devt.38/20/00003 - 20192 May
Prior notification for the formation of a new access road.
ApprovedNotice of Proposed Agricultural Devt.38/19/00005 - 20182 Jul
Siting of a temporary agricultural workers mobile home.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission38/18/00004 - 20176 Oct
Retention of an agricultural worker's mobile home for a temporary period of 6 months.
WithdrawnFull Planning Permission38/17/00010
Source: Sedgemoor
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