Townsend Farm Main Street East Coker Yeovil Somerset BA22 9JY

15/02974/FULFull ApplicationPending Decision

Full

Proposal

Demolition of existing modern buildings, conversion of farm buildings to 2 No. dwellings and the erection of 6 No. new dwellings (Revised Application) (GR 354245/112181)

Received: 19 June 2015
Decided: 29 July 2016 · Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: South Somerset
Ward: COKER

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted19 Jun
ValidatedValidated19 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Aug
DecidedDecided29 Jul

Decided in 406 days (council typically 42)

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

This is a full planning application for demolition at Townsend Farm Main Street East Coker Yeovil Somerset BA22 9JY. 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 406 days, 50 weeks longer than South Somerset's median. The site is in the East Coker conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 96 applications across COKER. We hold 2,105 applications in total for the BA22 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

15/02974/FUL

Address

Townsend Farm Main Street East Coker Yeovil Somerset BA22 9JY

Postcode

BA22 9JY

Local Authority

South Somerset

Application Type

Full Application

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Conditions

Current Status

Approved

Ward

COKER

Parish

East Coker

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

55 The Park Yeovil Somerset BA20 1DF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

19 June 2015

Target Decision Date

14 August 2015

Date Decided

29 July 2016

Date Validated

19 June 2015

Date Submitted

19 June 2015

Planning Decision

Decision

Application Permitted with Conditions

Decided By

Delegated (Use on Recommendations)

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments

Documents

Constraints

Coordinates

50.906950, -2.652330

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Somerset

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Associated applications

2016
24 Nov
Application to vary planning conditions 2 (approved plans) and 5 (levels) of approval 15/02974/FUL
Application Permitted with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)16/05171/S73A
2016
24 Aug
Discharge of planning conditions in relation to planning approval 15/02974/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/03663/DOC
2015
19 Jun
Demolition of existing modern buildings, conversion of farm buildings to 2 No. dwellings and the erection of…
This applicationApplication Permitted with ConditionsFull15/02974/FUL
2015
19 Jun
The carrying out of alterations to convert existing farm buildings to 2 No. dwellings (Revised Application)…
Application Permitted with ConditionsListed building consentFiled alongside15/02977/LBC

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: East Coker
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 (20)

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, 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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