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Former Gas Depot Furnham Road Chard Somerset TA20 1HE

13/03954/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 29 January 2014

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of former gas depot (Use Class B2) for the siting of an additional 49 self storage Units (Use class B8) (Part Retrospective). (GR 332746/108954)

Received
2 October 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD COMBE
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated21 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Feb
  5. Decided29 Jan

Decided in 69 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Gas Depot Furnham Road Chard Somerset TA20 1HE. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 11 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 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
TA20 1HE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Chard

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 November 2013
Target decision date
20 February 2014

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02819029
Comments
0
Documents
22
Constraints
6

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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Associated applications

  1. 2016
    26 Aug

    Application to vary condition No. 07 (hours of operation) of 13/03954/FUL

    Application Permitted with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)16/03784/S73
  2. 2013
    2 Oct

    Change of use of former gas depot (Use Class B2) for the siting of an additional 49 self storage Units (Use…

    This applicationApplication Permitted with ConditionsFull13/03954/FUL

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