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25 Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP

21/00343/FULFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Internal remodelling and conversion of upper two floors to create 1 unit of residential accommodation (C3)

Received
1 February 2021
Decided
2 January 2025 · Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD NORTH
  1. Received1 Feb
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided2 Jan

Decided in 1379 days (council typically 42)

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

This is a full planning application at 25 Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP. South Somerset has handled 5,613 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. It was submitted on 1 February 2021 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across CHARD NORTH. We hold 1,859 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
21/00343/FUL
Address
25 Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP
Postcode
TA20 1PP
Local Authority
South Somerset
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
CHARD NORTH
Parish
Chard Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent
R Collins Architects Ltd
Architect ProfileR COLLINS ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent Address
Oaknut Meadow Eleighwater Chard Somerset TA20 3AF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 February 2021
Target Decision Date
20 May 2021
Date Decided
2 January 2025
Date Validated
25 March 2021
Date Submitted
1 February 2021
Decision Issued
3 January 2025

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09468028
Comments
0
Documents
41
Coordinates
50.872963, -2.964526
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3275099
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 22 October 2021Dev Type: Other Major DevelopmentsReason: Failure
Green Belt
3273631
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 29 July 2021Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Source: South Somerset

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Chard
  • Listed building: Grade II: 17, 23 and 25, Fore StreetOn or next to this 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 (18)

flood storage 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 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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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