Unit 8, Tapstone Business Park Tapstone Road Chard Somerset TA20 2LW
Approved on 14 July 2025
Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of three internally illuminated fascia signs
- Received
- 23 April 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- CHARD SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived23 Apr
- ValidatedValidated19 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date14 Jul
- DecidedDecided14 Jul
Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Unit 8, Tapstone Business Park Tapstone Road Chard Somerset TA20 2LW. South Somerset has handled 416 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 6 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across CHARD SOUTH. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.
95% of advertising 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
- TA20 2LW
- Application type
- Advert Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Chard Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 14 July 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies 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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Associated applications
- 202523 Apr
Externally illuminated signage, air conditioning condensers and extract grilles
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull ApplicationFiled alongside25/01023/FUL - 202523 Apr
Installation of three internally illuminated fascia signs
This applicationApplication Permitted with ConditionsAdvertisement consent25/01024/ADV
Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20251 Jul
Non Material Amendment to approved application 24/01937/S73A
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/01630/NMA - 202420 Aug
Variation of Condition 01 (approved plans), Removal of Condition 08 (travel plan) and Discharge of Conditions…
Application Permitted with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)24/01937/S73A - 202323 Mar
Full planning application for the erection of a mixed use commercial building of 320m² (Use Class E/B8) to…
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application23/00834/FUL - 20231 Feb
S73 application for the variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and removal of condition 3 (use) of…
Application Permitted with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)23/00271/S73 - 202120 Dec
Full planning application for the refurbishment, sub-division and partial demolition of existing commercial…
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application21/03800/FUL - 202120 Dec
Outline application for the creation of up to 200sqm of cafe/drive through (Sui Generis) floorspace with…
Application Permitted with ConditionsOutline Application21/03799/OUT - 201324 Jul
Application to vary condition No. 02 (approved plans) of planning approval 13/00816/FUL
Application Permitted with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)13/03006/S73 - 201328 Feb
The erection of a building for B2 (general industry) and B1 (office) use with associated parking. (GR…
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application13/00816/FUL - 201217 Jan
Demolition and the erection of a replacement building for B2 (general industry) and B1 (office) use with…
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application12/00154/FUL
Source: South Somerset
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