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Land To The Rear Of Wincanton Community Hospital Dancing Lane Wincanton Somerset BA9 9DQ

25/01496/DPODischarge of Planning ObligationRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 6 January 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Application to modify a S106 agreement between South Somerset District Council (1) and William Ian Hopkins (2) dated 11th August 2022 for the modification to remove all monetary contributions associated with the development, except for the travel plan obligations relating to planning application 14/00838/OUT; Residential development of up to 55 dwellings, access works, relocation of NHS parking, provision of open space and other ancillary works

Received
18 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
  1. Received18 Jun
  2. Validated9 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Sep
  5. Decided6 Jan

Decided in 181 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Land To The Rear Of Wincanton Community Hospital Dancing Lane Wincanton Somerset BA9 9DQ. South Somerset has handled 1,121 applications of this type. This one was decided in 202 days, 23 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

97% of conditions applications at South Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The application seeks to remove financial contributions secured under the Section 106 Agreement on grounds of viability. While a draft Deed of Variation has been submitted, no independently verified viability assessment has been provided to justify the removal of these obligations. In the absence of robust evidence, the Local Planning Authority cannot conclude that the development would remain acceptable in planning terms without the agreed contributions or that the statutory tests for planning obligations have been met. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SS6 of the South Somerset Local Plan (2006-2028) and Paragraphs 56-59 of the National Planning Policy Framework (February 2025). DC REDPOZ.v7

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BA9 9DQ
Application type
Discharge of Planning Obligation
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
55
Parish
Wincanton

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 July 2025
Target decision date
3 September 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: WincantonPart of the site
  • 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, listed buildings, 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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© 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.

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