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4 Alterhay Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3LT

26/00715/COLCertificate of Lawful Use or DevelopmentApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 23 April 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed removal of conservatory and erection of single storey extension to the rear of the existing bungalow.

Received
24 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD NORTH
Agent
Alex Ravelo Design
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 30 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 4 Alterhay Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3LT. South Somerset has handled 1,560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 12 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 3LT
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Combe St Nicholas

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2026
Target decision date
19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alex Ravelo Design
Architect profile
ALEX RAVELO DESIGN LTD
Agent address
12 The Mead Ilminster TA19 0EY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14806885
Comments
0
Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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)

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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