Barns Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset

21/02670/PAMBPrior Approval from Agri to dwellingsApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 30 September 2021

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Notification of prior approval for conversion of agricultural barns into 3 no. dwellings.

Received: 27 August 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Somerset
Ward: TOWER

ReceivedReceived27 Aug
ValidatedValidated27 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date22 Oct
DecidedDecided30 Sep

Decided in 34 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application at Barns Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 8 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 575 applications in total for the BA9 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: BA9 8JJ
Application type: Prior Approval from Agri to dwellings
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Shepton Montague

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 August 2021
Target decision date: 22 October 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Agriculture House Market Place Sturminster Newton Dorset DT10 1AR

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10152675
Comments: 0
Documents: 18

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

Source: South Somerset

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