Sparkmoor Farm, Blackford Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28

50/26/00001Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 1 September 2026

Council decision: Granted Permission

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of Use & conversion of existing barn to 1No. dwelling house, including installation of solar PV panels & flue.

Submitted: 26 March 2026
Council: Sedgemoor

ReceivedSubmitted26 Mar
ValidatedValidated26 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date2 May
DecidedDecided1 Sep

Decided in 159 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Sparkmoor Farm, Blackford Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 159 days, 18 weeks longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

97% of full applications at Sedgemoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wedmore

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 March 2026
Consultation start: 1 April 2026
Target decision date: 2 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Hill Reading Architects Coach House Studio 34A Chamberlain Street Wells BA5 2PJ

Planning decision

Case officer: Jordan Morris
Statutory period: 37 days

Additional information

Documents: 20

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
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, 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, 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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Source: Sedgemoor

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