Yeovil Motor Co Reckleford Yeovil Somerset BA21 4EH
Approved on 7 September 2023
Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Re-development of the existing Yeovil Motor Company site comprising of the demolition of the existing showroom, workshop and body shop building. Construction of a new Car Showroom, Workshop, MOT facility and Valet building on the site.
- Received
- 2 May 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 8
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- YEOVIL SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived2 May
- ValidatedValidated5 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date4 Sep
- DecidedDecided7 Sep
Decided in 94 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Yeovil Motor Co Reckleford Yeovil Somerset BA21 4EH. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 128 days, 12 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Yealand Conyers and Redmayne conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across YEOVIL SOUTH. We hold 1,640 applications in total for the BA21 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
- BA21 4EH
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Yeovil
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 June 2023
- Target decision date
- 4 September 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- McBains
- Agent address
- 26 Finsbury Square Finwell House London EC2A 1DS United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11862880
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201119 Apr
The display of 1 No. non illuminated totem sign (GR 355858/116279
Application Permitted with ConditionsAdvertisement consent11/01551/ADV - 200829 May
The installation of attenuators to existing exhaust stacks from spray booths to reduce noise emissions( GR…
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application08/02431/FUL
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Consultants on this application
- McBains Limited · Agent for this application
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