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83 High Street Chard Somerset TA20 1QT

22/02487/COUChange of UsePending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Change of use of guest house (Use Class C1 Hotels) to dwelling (Use Class C3 Dwellinghouse)

Received
30 August 2022
Decided
31 January 2023 · Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD COMBE
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received30 Aug
  2. Validated30 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Oct
  5. Decided31 Jan

Decided in 154 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in South Somerset95% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 83 High Street Chard Somerset TA20 1QT. South Somerset has handled 1,560 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 154 days, 14 weeks longer than South Somerset's median. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,859 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
22/02487/COU
Address
83 High Street Chard Somerset TA20 1QT
Postcode
TA20 1QT
Local Authority
South Somerset
Application Type
Change of Use
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
CHARD COMBE
Parish
Chard Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Whiteacre Planning Ltd
Agent Address
The Hollies Cabbage Lane Horsington Templecombe BA8 0DA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 August 2022
Target Decision Date
25 October 2022
Date Decided
31 January 2023
Date Validated
30 August 2022
Date Submitted
30 August 2022

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-11509000
Comments
1
Documents
10
Coordinates
50.872063, -2.970121
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Somerset

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chard
  • 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, listed buildings, 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

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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 2026-10-09. 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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