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Kettle House 17 Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP

23/00609/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Restoration and alteration of existing building to provide a retail unit and 7 flats (RETROSPECTIVE)

Received
2 March 2023
Decided
24 June 2025 · Application Permitted with Conditions
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD NORTH
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated21 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Jun
  5. Decided24 Jun

Decided in 734 days (council typically 42)

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

This is a full planning application at Kettle House 17 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 2 March 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. 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
23/00609/FUL
Address
Kettle House 17 Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP
Postcode
TA20 1PP
Local Authority
South Somerset
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
CHARD NORTH
Parish
Chard Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Terry Hutchings Architectural Design
Agent Address
54 Raleigh Road Ottery St Mary EX11 1TG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 March 2023
Target Decision Date
27 June 2025
Date Decided
24 June 2025
Date Validated
21 June 2023
Date Submitted
2 March 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11978940
Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
3
Coordinates
50.872930, -2.964517
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3330534
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 2 December 2024Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal
3338719
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 29 August 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal
3325890
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 July 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

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
  • 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 (19)

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 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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