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Eggwood Cottage Eggwood Hill Merriott Somerset TA16 5QN

24/01766/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 October 2024

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use of garden room and siting of shipping container to provide pet cremation services

Received
1 August 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
Agent
Clive Miller Planning Ltd
  1. Received1 Aug
  2. Validated14 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Oct
  5. Decided18 Oct

Decided in 65 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Eggwood Cottage Eggwood Hill Merriott Somerset TA16 5QN. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 5 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR. We hold 25 applications in total for the TA16 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
TA16 5QN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Merriott

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 August 2024
Target decision date
9 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Clive Miller Planning Ltd
Agent address
Sanderley Studio Kennel Lane Huish Episcopi Langport TA10 9SB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13287430
Comments
0
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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