The Lordleaze Hotel Henderson Drive Chard Somerset TA20 2HW
Approved on 27 January 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)19 conditions
Proposal
Outline Application with all matters reserved for the partial demolition of the existing Lordleaze Hotel for the development of six 4-bed residential dwellings.
- Received
- 7 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- CHARD SOUTH
- Agent
- Coreus Group
- ReceivedReceived7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated29 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Nov
- DecidedDecided27 Jan
Decided in 120 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at The Lordleaze Hotel Henderson Drive Chard Somerset TA20 2HW. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 173 days, 19 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 36 applications across CHARD SOUTH. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.
88% of outline 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 2HW
- Application type
- Outline Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Chard Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 24 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Coreus Group
- Agent address
- Winslade Park Ave Clyst St Mary Exeter EX5 1FY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14223312
- Documents
- 44
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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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