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Willowdene Bews Lane Chard Somerset TA20 1JU

26/00311/S73ASection 73A determinationApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 20 March 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

S73A Application to vary Condition 02 (approved plans) to reflect minor changes required to the approved design relating to planning permission 22/01414/HOU; Alterations, first floor side extension and front porch (Re-submission of 22/00346/HOU)

Received
10 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD NORTH
Agent
Alan J Young Ltd
  1. Received10 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 30 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Willowdene Bews Lane Chard Somerset TA20 1JU. South Somerset has handled 1,560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 4 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across CHARD NORTH. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

95% of amendment 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 1JU
Application type
Section 73A determination
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chard Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Target decision date
15 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alan J Young Ltd
Agent address
The Lodge Penn Hill Yeovil Somerset BA20 1SF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14682405
Comments
0
Documents
7

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.

Source: South Somerset

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