Brooklands Farm Brains Lane Sparkford Yeovil Somerset BA22 7LA

25/01800/HOUHouseholder ApplicationApproved

Householder

Approved on 10 September 2025

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Removal of 2no. C20, defective flat-roof dormer roof structures and metal-framed single-glazed windows, and construction of 2no. replacement pitched-roof dormer roof structures with double-glazed timber casement windows.

Received: 18 July 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Somerset
Ward: CASTLE CARY
Agent: Jonathan Rhind Architects Ltd

ReceivedReceived18 Jul
ValidatedValidated28 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date22 Sep
DecidedDecided10 Sep

Decided in 44 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Brooklands Farm Brains Lane Sparkford Yeovil Somerset BA22 7LA. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 12 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across CASTLE CARY. We hold 2,121 applications in total for the BA22 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: BA22 7LA
Application type: Householder Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Sparkford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 July 2025
Target decision date: 22 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Jonathan Rhind Architects Ltd
Architect profile: JONATHAN RHIND. ARCHITECTS LTD.
Agent address: 1 Bridge Buildings The Strand Barnstaple EX31 1HA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14178756
Comments: 0
Documents: 26

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Brooklands FarmhouseOn this site
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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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

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Removal of 2no. C20, defective flat-roof dormer roof structures and metal-framed single-glazed windows, and…
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18 Jul
Removal of 2no. C20, defective flat-roof dormer roof structures and metal-framed single-glazed windows, and…
Application Permitted with ConditionsListed building consentFiled alongside25/01801/LBC

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Somerset

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