Burridge Cottage Stibbear Lane Donyatt Ilminster Somerset TA19 0SQ
Refused on 8 October 2025
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Replace existing conservatory, garage and porch with the erection of a single storey side extension, new detached garage and new porch. Erection of a two storey extension to rear and change of use of part of land to the north to residential garden
- Received
- 6 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- ILMINSTER
- Agent
- TJ Hawkins Architectural Design Consultants
- ReceivedReceived6 Aug
- ValidatedValidated14 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 55 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at Burridge Cottage Stibbear Lane Donyatt Ilminster Somerset TA19 0SQ. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 3 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across ILMINSTER. We hold 396 applications in total for the TA19 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed development, by reason of its nature, scale, siting and configuration, is considered to be an unjustified incursion into agricultural land that relates poorly to the existing established local landscape pattern contrary to the aims and objectives of policies EQ2 of the South Somerset Local Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.
- The proposed extension by reason of its excessive scale, siting and design would result in a dwelling that is disproportionate to the scale of the original dwelling, in excess of what could be achieved without the need for formal planning permission and inappropriate to the surrounding rural landscape character. As such, the proposal is considered contrary to Policy HG8 of the South Somerset Local Plan.
- In the absence of ecological surveys, it is not possible to rule out harm to protected species, or to assess the impact of the proposal on nearby ecological features, including any wildlife in a nearby pond, or adjacent hedgerows and trees, and the proposal would therefore be contrary to Policy EQ4 of the Local Plan, with the NPPF, and relevant wildlife protection legislation.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- TA19 0SQ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Donyatt
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 August 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- TJ Hawkins Architectural Design Consultants
- Agent address
- Shapcott Cottage Langport Road Long Sutton Somerset TA10 9ND
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Somerset
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