Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ
Refused on 11 September 2024
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior Approval Notification for the change of use and conversion of an existing agricultural building to two dwellings
- Received
- 1 August 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- WINCANTON AND BRUTON
- ReceivedReceived1 Aug
- ValidatedValidated1 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 Sep
- DecidedDecided11 Sep
Decided in 41 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Higher Farm East Street Shepton Montague Wincanton Somerset BA9 8JJ. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across WINCANTON AND BRUTON. We hold 575 applications in total for the BA9 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
- BA9 8JJ
- Application type
- PA COU from Agri to Dwellings
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Shepton Montague
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 August 2024
- Target decision date
- 26 September 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Symonds & Sampson
- Agent address
- Agriculture House Market Place STURMINSTER NEWTON DT10 1AR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (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
15 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Nov
Discharge of Condition number 12 (Tree Protections Measures) of planning application 26/01624/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02505/DOC1 - 20264 Aug
Demolition of Agricultural Buildings and Erect Two Dwellings including Garages and Residential Curtilage
ApprovedApplication26/01624/FUL - 202623 Jun
Non Material Amendment to approved application 22/02790/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/01453/NMA - 202620 Feb
S73A Application to vary Condition No's 02 (approved plans), 03 (external surfaces), 04 (access) and 07 (bat…
Application Permitted with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)26/00412/S73A - 20269 Jan
Discharge of Conditions No. 6 (Lighting Design for Bats) and No. 11A (PTP) of Planning Application…
Conditions DischargedDischarge of conditions26/00050/DOC1 - 20253 Dec
Discharge of Conditions No. 6 (Lighting Design for Bats) and No. 11A (PTP) of Planning Application…
RefusedDischarge of conditions25/02902/DOC1 - 202522 Sep
Application to discharge the planning obligation dated 12 September 1995 between South Somerset District…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02344/DPO - 20252 Jan
Prior Approval for the change of use and conversion of existing agricultural building to form 2 No. dwellings
Application Permitted with ConditionsPrior Approval from Agri to dwellings25/00008/PAMB - 202229 Sep
Demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect three new C3 dwellings with residential curtilages
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application22/02790/FUL - 201223 Oct
Application to release a piece of land (from Section 106 Agreement) to Firbank for the use as a garden. (GR…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions12/04186/DPO - 200728 Aug
Proposed open store to replace existing cow shed with closed section for farm storage (GR 367435/131279
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application07/04033/FUL - 20065 Sep
The installation of additional skylight to north west elevation and retention of window on ground floor of…
WithdrawnFull Application06/03121/FUL - 200623 Jan
Conversion of calf rearing unit into commercial office accommodation (GR 367469/131254
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application06/00307/FUL - 200513 Jan
The erection of 2 non illuminated site signs GR: (367435/131279
Application Permitted with ConditionsAdvertisement consent05/00112/ADV - 20037 Jul
The conversion of wildlife pond to coarse fishing pond (retrospective application)( gr 674/312
Application Permitted with ConditionsChange of Use03/02054/COU
Source: South Somerset
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