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Windwhistle Cottage Down Lane Purtington Chard Somerset TA20 4DH

14/03237/COLCertificate of Lawful Use or DevelopmentPermitted
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of dwelling without compliance of agricultural occupancy condition. (GR 338536/109515)

Received
7 July 2014
Decided
9 December 2014 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
WINDWHISTLE
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided9 Dec

Decided in 155 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in South Somerset95% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Windwhistle Cottage Down Lane Purtington Chard Somerset TA20 4DH. South Somerset has handled 1,560 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 155 days, 14 weeks longer than South Somerset's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,859 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
14/03237/COL
Address
Windwhistle Cottage Down Lane Purtington Chard Somerset TA20 4DH
Postcode
TA20 4DH
Local Authority
South Somerset
Application Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
WINDWHISTLE
Parish
Winsham

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Scott Rowe Solicitors 36A Fore Street Chard TA20 1PT

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 July 2014
Target Decision Date
1 September 2014
Date Decided
9 December 2014
Date Validated
7 July 2014
Date Submitted
7 July 2014
Decision Issued
10 December 2014

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
34
Constraints
5
Coordinates
50.881850, -2.875154
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Somerset

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Associated applications

  1. 2014
    7 Jul

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of dwelling without compliance of…

    This applicationApprovedAmendment14/03237/COL
  2. 2014
    7 Jul

    Application to modify Section 52 agreement dated 1st September 1978 between Yeovil District Council and Paul…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside14/03238/DPO

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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© 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: 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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