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Woolston Manor Farm Woolston Road North Cadbury Yeovil Somerset BA22 7BL

25/02879/PAMBPA COU from Agri to DwellingsRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 19 January 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Prior Approval Notification for Change of use of three agricultural buildings to 4 no. dwellinghouses and associated operational development.

Received
2 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CASTLE CARY
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Jan
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 47 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Woolston Manor Farm Woolston Road North Cadbury Yeovil Somerset BA22 7BL. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 6 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The level of demolition works proposed in the development would result in a significant proportion of the existing agricultural buildings being removed and would also include the total demolition of one building. The degree of the works proposed would exceed what is allowed under Q.1 (i)(aa)(bb)(ii) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q and is not considered to be reasonably necessary for the buildings to function as dwellings. Moreover, the development includes works which go beyond partial demolition given that one of the buildings on the site would be removed in its entirety, the application is therefore also in conflict with Q.1 (j)(ii) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.
  2. The curtilage area for the proposed dwellings referenced in Drawing No. 2669/6 as the Dairy Building and Barn A House 1 is greater than the area occupied by the dwellings themselves As such, the curtilage of two of the four proposed dwellings would exceed the spatial limits permitted using the interpretation of "curtilage" in paragraph X (interpretation) of Part 3 of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended). DC REPAMBZ.v8
  3. The proposed dwellings would be in close proximity to agricultural buildings and agricultural land which it is stated would remain in active use for livestock, which would result in noise pollution to the detriment of the residential amenity of future occupiers, contrary to Class Q.2 (1)(b) of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2024.
  4. The location and siting of the buildings proposed to be converted into dwellings in close proximity to land and buildings outside of the red line which shall remain in agricultural use (including livestock) and the position of one building (The Dairy Building) which is in obstruction to a Public Right of Way (WN 31/7), makes it undesirable and impractical for the proposed change of use to dwellinghouses, as identified in paragraph Class Q.2(1)(e) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BA22 7BL
Application type
PA COU from Agri to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yarlington

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2025
Target decision date
28 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Woolley & Wallis
Agent address
Minster House The Commons SHAFTESBURY SP7 8JU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14519607
Comments
0
Documents
16

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.

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