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Land At 346017 109612 Higher Easthams Lane Crewkerne Somerset

25/01693/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 19 February 2026

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

Proposal

Creation of a wetland with associated development including construction of an in-take/out-take to the Viney Brook, earthworks and landscaping and excavation of land.

Received
7 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CREWKERNE
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Oct
  5. Decided19 Feb

Decided in 216 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land At 346017 109612 Higher Easthams Lane Crewkerne Somerset. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 227 days, 26 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across CREWKERNE.

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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Why it was refused

  1. Contrary to the requirements of the Environment Act 2021 and Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), and Regulation 7 of the Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024 it has not been demonstrated that the proposal will deliver a biodiversity gain site development undertaken solely or mainly for the purpose of fulfilling, in whole or in part, biodiversity gain requirements for other developments. In addition, without an approved and appropriately secured HMMP, the proposal cannot be treated as a Biodiversity Gain Site and is BNG liable, and a BNG Statement, Metric, and plans showing how 10% net gain has not been provided.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Misterton

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 July 2025
Target decision date
17 October 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14112610
Documents
78

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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