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Former Jigsaw Factory Gastons Lane Bower Hinton Martock Somerset

06/01918/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 24 July 2006

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use and conversion of former jigsaw factory to 2 no. holiday lets (GR 345348 / 117952)

Received
7 June 2006
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
MARTOCK
  1. Received7 Jun
  2. Validated7 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Aug
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 47 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Jigsaw Factory Gastons Lane Bower Hinton Martock Somerset. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 5 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across MARTOCK.

96% of full applications at South Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Martock
District
NORTH

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 June 2006
Target decision date
1 August 2006
Committee meeting
23 August 2006
Decision issued
25 July 2006

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Foot Anstey Planning Senate Court Southernhay Gardens Exeter EX1 1NT

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal date
3 August 2006
Appeal result
Dismissed
Appeal decision date
20 December 2006

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
29
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: South Somerset

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