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Yeovil Womens Hospital Higher Kingston Yeovil Somerset BA20 1EE

07/02579/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 May 2009

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The siting of a sculpture to the front of the Womens Hospital (GR 355592/116277)

Received
30 May 2007
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
YEOVIL COLLEGE
  1. Received30 May
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 702 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Yeovil Womens Hospital Higher Kingston Yeovil Somerset BA20 1EE. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 721 days, 97 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,581 applications in total for the BA20 postcode area.

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

Postcode
BA20 1EE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yeovil

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 June 2007
Target decision date
13 August 2007
Committee meeting
1 January 2000

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
14
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
  • Brownfield land register: Richmond Villa, 27 Higher Kingston, YeovilRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Source: South Somerset

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