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Tesco Stores Ltd Tapstone Road Chard Somerset TA20 2LW

12/02515/ADVAdvert ApplicationApproved
Advertisement consent

Approved on 4 December 2012

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Display of various replacement and new signs to include internally illuminated gantry sign (GR 332957/108722)

Received
2 July 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD JOCELYN
Agent
SIG Design
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated18 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Dec
  5. Decided4 Dec

Decided in 47 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Tesco Stores Ltd Tapstone Road Chard Somerset TA20 2LW. South Somerset has handled 416 applications of this type. This one was decided in 155 days, 16 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

95% of advertising 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
TA20 2LW
Application type
Advert Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chard

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 October 2012
Target decision date
13 December 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
SIG Design
Agent address
60 EASTBROOKS PITSEA BASILDON Essex SS13 3QG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02041265
Documents
18
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies 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.

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2012
    2 Jul

    Installation of new trolley bays and erection of fence style wall to entrance/exit (GR 332957/108722

    Application Permitted with ConditionsFull ApplicationFiled alongside12/02514/FUL
  2. 2012
    2 Jul

    Display of various replacement and new signs to include internally illuminated gantry sign (GR 332957/108722

    This applicationApplication Permitted with ConditionsAdvertisement consent12/02515/ADV

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    18 Feb

    Proposal to install 3x Internally illuminated Fascia and 4x Non- illuminated Graphic signs

    Application Permitted with ConditionsAdvertisement consent23/00455/ADV
  2. 2015
    8 May

    Change of use of 9 No. parking spaces to hand car wash and valeting (Use Class Sui Generis) to include…

    WithdrawnFull Application15/02111/FUL
  3. 2015
    8 May

    The display of 21 No. non illuminated signs (Revised Application). (GR 332957/108721

    WithdrawnAdvertisement consent15/02112/ADV
  4. 2015
    9 Feb

    The display of 5 No. non illuminated fascia signs and 14 No. non illuminated free standing signs. (GR…

    WithdrawnAdvertisement consent15/00594/ADV
  5. 2015
    9 Feb

    Change of use of 9 No. parking spaces to hand car wash and valeting (Use Class Sui Generis) to include…

    WithdrawnFull Application15/00593/FUL
  6. 2009
    20 Jul

    Application to vary condition 12 of decision notice 94/00460/OUT

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)09/02948/S73

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