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Purtington House Limekiln Lane Winsham Chard TA20 4DH

20/01722/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 12 October 2020

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The construction of an outdoor domestic swimming pool.

Received
24 June 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
WINDWHISTLE
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated24 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Aug
  5. Decided12 Oct

Decided in 110 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Purtington House Limekiln Lane Winsham Chard TA20 4DH. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 10 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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 4DH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Winsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 June 2020
Target decision date
19 August 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3277894
Unknown
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 24 October 2022Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
Green Belt
3272022
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 18 August 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08761532
Comments
0
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Purtington HouseOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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, conservation areas, 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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Source: South Somerset

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