The Gardens Cottage Hardings Lane North Cheriton Templecombe Somerset BA8 0AJ
Approved on 11 March 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use for the construction of an open porch to the main entrance which is deemed to comply with permitted development rights
- Received
- 12 February 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- BLACKMOOR VALE
- Agent
- R Collins Architects
- ReceivedReceived12 Feb
- ValidatedValidated17 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date14 Apr
- DecidedDecided11 Mar
Decided in 22 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at The Gardens Cottage Hardings Lane North Cheriton Templecombe Somerset BA8 0AJ. South Somerset has handled 1,560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the North Cheriton conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across BLACKMOOR VALE. We hold 297 applications in total for the BA8 postcode area.
95% of amendment 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
- BA8 0AJ
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- North Cheriton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 February 2025
- Target decision date
- 14 April 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- R Collins Architects
- Architect profile
- R COLLINS ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- Oaknut Meadow Eleighwater Chard TA20 3AF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: North Cheriton
- 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, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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Associated applications
- 202518 Feb
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to trees within a Conservation Area labelled as T1…
ApprovedWork to TreesFiled alongside25/00389/TCA - 202512 Feb
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use for the construction of an open porch to the main entrance which…
This applicationApprovedAmendment25/00346/COL
Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202517 Sep
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1, T2 , T3…
ApprovedWork to Trees25/02307/TCA - 202312 Sep
Demolition of existing dormer and erection of a two storey extension
Application Permitted with ConditionsHouseholder23/02312/HOU - 202123 Nov
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area.
ApprovedWork to Trees21/03546/TCA - 202028 Jan
Application to carry out Tree Works within a designated Conservation Area
ApprovedWork to Trees20/00350/TCA - 201922 Feb
Erect timber curtilage outbuilding and stone boundary wall
Application Permitted with ConditionsHouseholder19/00508/HOU - 201629 Feb
Notification of intent to fell a Thuja and a Laburnum tree within a conservation area
ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area16/00908/TCA - 201426 Jun
Notification of intent to fell 1 cupressus (Tree in a Conservaion Area)
ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area14/02884/TCA - 201019 Jul
The removal of existing porch/canopy to rear of dwelling (GR: 368932/125796
Application Permitted with ConditionsDischarge of conditions10/02855/CON - 200222 Mar
Alterations to existing annexe to include chimney and dormers
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application02/00846/FUL - 20005 Jun
The extension of the roof to form bathroom and covered entry to rear entrance and the insertion of two dormer…
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application00/01409/FUL
Source: South Somerset
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