Parsonage Farm West Mudford Road Mudford Yeovil Somerset BA21 5TJ

25/02354/FULFull ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 29 October 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Erect two agricultural livestock buildings.

Received: 23 September 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Somerset
Ward: CASTLE CARY

ReceivedReceived23 Sep
ValidatedValidated26 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date21 Nov
DecidedDecided29 Oct

Decided in 33 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Parsonage Farm West Mudford Road Mudford Yeovil Somerset BA21 5TJ. South Somerset has handled 5,596 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 6 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 126 applications across CASTLE CARY. We hold 1,641 applications in total for the BA21 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

Insufficient technical information has been provided to the Local Planning Authority to undertake an Appropriate Assessment and ascertain whether the proposed development will adversely effect the integrity of the Somerset Levels and Moors Catchment Ramsar Site (Regulation 63(5)), contrary to the requirements of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, Policy EQ4 and Policy EQ7 of the South Somerset Local Plan, and Section 15 of the NPPF (2024).
The proposal would be liable for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), based on the degradation of the applicant site since 25 August 2023, notwithstanding if these works were done in accordance with permitted development rights, as explained in the Planning Practice Guidance on BNG. No information, such as BNG Metrics, assessments, baseline habitat plans, etc, have been provided to the Local Planning Authority to assess, contrary to the relevant legislation and regulations implementing the BNG regime.
Insufficient information, such as visibility splays and associated plans, have been provided to the Local Planning Authority to assess whether the proposed intensification of the use of the access would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety, contrary to Policy TA5 of the South Local Plan, and with Paragraph 116 of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: BA21 5TJ
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Mudford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 September 2025
Target decision date: 21 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Symonds & Sampson
Agent address: Agriculture House Market Place Sturminster Newton DT101AR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14352495
Comments: 0
Documents: 23

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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.

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© 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.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Somerset

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