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19 Helena Road East Coker Yeovil BA20 2HQ

21/00246/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 12 May 2021

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application for the proposed construction of single storey dwelling/bungalow to rear of existing property with retention of existing drive to serve new dwelling and creation of new parking spaces for existing dwelling, all matters reserved save for access and scale (revised application 19/03142/OUT).

Received
24 January 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
12
Council
South Somerset
Ward
COKER
Agent
Matthew Hollands Associates Ltd
  1. Received24 Jan
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at 19 Helena Road East Coker Yeovil BA20 2HQ. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 9 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across COKER. We hold 1,581 applications in total for the BA20 postcode area.

88% of outline 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
BA20 2HQ
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Coker

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2021
Target decision date
13 May 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Matthew Hollands Associates Ltd
Architect profile
MATTHEW HOLLANDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
48 Venus Street Congresbury BS49 5EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09448658
Documents
22

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.

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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. 2021
    24 Jan

    Outline application for the proposed construction of single storey dwelling/bungalow to rear of existing…

    This applicationRefusedOutline21/00246/OUT
  2. 2019
    15 Nov

    Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of a dwelling.

    RefusedOutline ApplicationPart of19/03142/OUT

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