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Old Sheephouse Brewham Road Bruton Somerset BA10 0JH

23/01409/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 20 July 2023

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Partial demolition of the washroom/storage extension attached to the studio building. Refurbishment of the studio to form a kitchen, pantry and guest wc, including lowering of the existing floor and extending to form a family dining and sitting area leading to the terrace. An enlarged opening and a new internal opening to the ends of the proposed new entry to facilitate access between the new extension and the historic east garden entrance.

Received
27 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Agent
Studio Mark Ruthven
  1. Received27 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Jul
  5. Decided20 Jul

Decided in 52 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Old Sheephouse Brewham Road Bruton Somerset BA10 0JH. South Somerset has handled 1,678 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 12 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across WINCANTON AND BRUTON. We hold 772 applications in total for the BA10 postcode area.

97% of heritage 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
BA10 0JH
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bruton

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 May 2023
Target decision date
24 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Studio Mark Ruthven
Agent address
11-13 Patwell Street Bruton BA10 0EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3326975
Allowed
Type: Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 1 September 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12192844
Comments
0
Documents
63

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: GladenOn this site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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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.

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Source: South Somerset

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