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Voakes Farm Fivehead Taunton Somerset TA3 6PA

26/01978/FULApproved

Approved on 18 August 2026

Council decision: Grant Permission

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

Proposal

Proposed demolition of the existing farmhouse and its associated outbuildings, to be replaced with 3 no. detached dwellings, associated garages, upgrading of access driveway, retention of single storey barns and ecology works.

Received
6 July 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
Herne Hill Loughborough Junction
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated6 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Nov
  5. Decided18 Aug

Decided in 43 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Voakes Farm Fivehead Taunton Somerset TA3 6PA. South Somerset has handled 14,309 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 404 applications in total for the TA3 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
TA3 6PA

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 July 2026
Target decision date
11 November 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss Felicia Onabanjo

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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