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40 High Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0AE

24/00722/HOUHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 7 May 2024

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The demolition of 2 single garages at the rear of 40 High Street, fronting Lower Backway, and the construction of a new double garage with studio space above.

Received
19 March 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Council
South Somerset
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Agent
Studio M R
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 48 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 40 High Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0AE. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Bruton conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across WINCANTON AND BRUTON. We hold 772 applications in total for the BA10 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
BA10 0AE
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bruton

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2024
Target decision date
15 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Studio M R
Agent address
92 Prince of Wales Road London NW5 3NE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12848375
Documents
27
Constraints
3

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Bruton
  • Listed building: Grade II: Bruton Post OfficeOn this site · +5 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue 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 (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, 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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© 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: South Somerset

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