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The Old Store Holly Terrace Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PY

21/01109/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 27 August 2021

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of existing building, change of use of site and construction of 3No. dwellings, in place of builders yard.

Received
1 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD HOLYROOD
Agent
Alan J Young Ltd
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated27 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Jul
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 92 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Old Store Holly Terrace Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PY. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 15 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1PY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chard Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 May 2021
Target decision date
22 July 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alan J Young Ltd
Agent address
Alan J Young Ltd The Lodge Penn Hill Yeovil BA20 1SF United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3298296
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 17 February 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09657804
Documents
22
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chard
  • Listed building: Grade II: Accolade FurnishingOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • 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, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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

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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: South Somerset

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