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Orchard End Farm Water Street East Lambrook South Petherton Somerset TA13 5HN

22/01885/PAMBPA COU from Agri to DwellingsRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 20 September 2022

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use and conversion of 1 agricultural building to 5 dwellinghouses.

Received
27 June 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
17
Council
South Somerset
Ward
BURROW HILL
  1. Received27 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Sep
  5. Decided20 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Orchard End Farm Water Street East Lambrook South Petherton Somerset TA13 5HN. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 6 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the East Lambrook conservation area. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 249 applications in total for the TA13 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
TA13 5HN
Application type
PA COU from Agri to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kingsbury Episcopi

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 July 2022
Target decision date
20 September 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Winchedster House Deane Gate Avenue Taunton Somerset TA1 2UH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
23/00008/REF
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Dismissed

Appeal history

3308359
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 24 July 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11338261
Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: East Lambrook
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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, 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

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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Jun

    S73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of approval 25/00833/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/01262/S73
  2. 2026
    11 Feb

    Discharge of Condition No. 3 (Materials) of Planning Application 25/00833/FUL

    Conditions DischargedDischarge of conditions26/00327/DOC1
  3. 2025
    16 Jun

    Applicaton for a Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use of an unauthorised residential dwelling

    Application Permitted with ConditionsCertificate of Lawful Use or Development25/01457/COL
  4. 2024
    9 Oct

    Prior Approval Notification for change of use of an agricultural building to 2No. dwellings

    Application Permitted with ConditionsPrior Approval from Agri to dwellings24/02375/PAMB
  5. 2024
    25 Apr

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to existing barn; extend floor…

    ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Use or Development24/01020/COL
  6. 2022
    10 Mar

    Prior Approval Notification for change of use of an agricultural building into 5 No. dwellinghouses

    RefusedPrior Approval from Agri to dwellings22/00737/PAMB

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