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98 Middle Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1NE

23/00639/P3MAPrior Approval Sch2 Part 3 Class MAApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 28 April 2023

Council decision: Permission not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Approval for proposed Change of use from Commercial Business and Service use (Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C3) from ancillary accommodation to No. 4 Self Contained Flats.

Received
7 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
South Somerset
Ward
YEOVIL SOUTH
  1. Received7 Mar
  2. Validated28 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 May
  5. Decided28 Apr

Decided in 31 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 98 Middle Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1NE. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 10 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across YEOVIL SOUTH. We hold 1,581 applications in total for the BA20 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
BA20 1NE
Application type
Prior Approval Sch2 Part 3 Class MA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yeovil

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 March 2023
Target decision date
23 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
8 Ashland Court Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7AP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • 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 (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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© 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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    12 Jun

    The change of use of premises from Use Class A3 (restaurant) to a mixed use of A3 and A4 (drinking…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsChange of Use17/02523/COU
  2. 2017
    12 Jun

    The display of 2 No. internally illuminated fascia signs.

    RefusedAdvertisement consent17/02524/ADV
  3. 2004
    2 Jul

    The change of use of second floor of premises from Use Class B1 (Offices) to Use Class C3 (Residential)…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsChange of Use04/01997/COU
  4. 2004
    17 May

    The display of 3 No. externally illuminated fascia signs (GR356133/115993

    Application Permitted with ConditionsAdvertisement consent04/01473/ADV
  5. 2003
    16 Oct

    The change of use of ground and 1st floor of premises from offices (Use Class A2) to chinese restaurant (Use…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsChange of Use03/03024/COU

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