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Pennys Blackwater Road Buckland St Mary Chard Somerset TA20 3LD

26/00744/HOUHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 26 May 2026

Council decision: Application Refused2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Restoration and enhancement, revised two-storey side extension, external material alterations across the site and internal reconfiguration to improve functionality and performance

Received
30 March 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD NORTH
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated7 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Jun
  5. Decided26 May

Decided in 49 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at Pennys Blackwater Road Buckland St Mary Chard Somerset TA20 3LD. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 2 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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.

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

  1. The proposal, by reason of its overall scale, massing, siting and design adversely dominates the character and appearance of the simple form and rural nature of the traditional application property and comprises an unsympathetic intrusion which fails to contribute to conserving and enhancing the natural beauty and special qualities of the area contrary to Policies EQ2, SD1, SS1 and HG8 of the South Somerset Local Plan (2006-2028), Policy PL16 of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape Management Plan 2025-2030 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The submitted plans and supporting documents are insufficient to enable the Local Planning Authority to make a full assessment of the ecological impact of this proposal and is therefore contrary to Policy EQ4 of the South Somerset Local Plan (2006-28), and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TA20 3LD
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Buckland St Mary

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 April 2026
Target decision date
2 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6014929
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 30 September 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14819593
Comments
0
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Blackdown Hills
  • 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 (20)

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, 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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