Land Adjacent Brecknell Willis And Co Ltd Tapstone Road Chard Somerset TA20 2DA

23/00834/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 24 July 2023

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Full planning application for the erection of a mixed use commercial building of 320m² (Use Class E/B8) to accommodate 2 no. units of 160sqm and associated works.

Received: 23 March 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Somerset
Ward: CHARD SOUTH

ReceivedReceived23 Mar
ValidatedValidated25 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date20 Jun
DecidedDecided24 Jul

Decided in 90 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Adjacent Brecknell Willis And Co Ltd Tapstone Road Chard Somerset TA20 2DA. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 12 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across CHARD SOUTH. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

96% of full 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: TA20 2DA
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chard Town

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 April 2023
Target decision date: 20 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: BoonBrown
Agent address: Motivo alvington Yeovil BA20 2FG United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal history

3325600

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 28 March 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

3326590

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 1 March 2024Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

3322248

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 8 December 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12029198
Comments: 0
Documents: 18

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies 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.

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Somerset

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