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Former Factory Building Rear Of Number 79 High Street Chard Somerset TA20 1QT

08/01626/FULFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

The conversion of existing factory canteen building into 1 No. dwelling (GR 331835/108526)

Received
4 April 2008
Decided
20 May 2008 · Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD HOLYROOD
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received4 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Jun
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 36 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in South Somerset96% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Former Factory Building Rear Of Number 79 High Street Chard Somerset TA20 1QT. South Somerset has handled 5,613 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 46 days, 13 days quicker than South Somerset's median. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,859 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
08/01626/FUL
Address
Former Factory Building Rear Of Number 79 High Street Chard Somerset TA20 1QT
Postcode
TA20 1QT
Local Authority
South Somerset
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
CHARD HOLYROOD
Parish
Chard

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
1 Lyngford Farm Woodland Road Taunton Somerset TA2 7HR

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
4 April 2008
Target Decision Date
9 June 2008
Date Decided
20 May 2008
Date Validated
14 April 2008
Date Submitted
4 April 2008
Committee Meeting
1 January 2000

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decided By
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
7
Coordinates
50.872196, -2.970095
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Somerset

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Associated applications

  1. 2008
    4 Apr

    The conversion of existing factory canteen building into 1 No. dwelling (GR 331835/108526

    This applicationApplication Permitted with ConditionsFull08/01626/FUL
  2. 2008
    4 Apr

    Demolition of part of existing building (GR 331835/108526

    Application Permitted with ConditionsDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside08/01693/CON

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chard
  • 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, 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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