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Land Rear Of 25 To 27 Fore Street Chard TA20 1PS

20/03315/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 21 April 2022

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The erection of 8 No. dwellings.

Received
16 November 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
11
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD COMBE
Agent
Trevor J Spurway (Architect) Ltd
  1. Received16 Nov
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 471 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land Rear Of 25 To 27 Fore Street Chard TA20 1PS. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 521 days, 68 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings 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 1PS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chard Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2021
Target decision date
2 March 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Trevor J Spurway (Architect) Ltd
Architect profile
TREVOR J SPURWAY (ARCHITECT) LIMITED
Agent address
55 Staplegrove Road Taunton TA1 1DG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09202258
Documents
60

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: ChardPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Brownfield land register: First Floor Front, 35 Fore Street, ChardRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    20 Jul

    Erection of 5no. dwellings

    RefusedFull Application23/01862/FUL

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