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Higher Poleshill Farm, Bathealton

03/12/0009Retention of Building/Works etc.Approved

Approved on 1 November 2012

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO SITE ONE CARAVAN AND ONE CAMPER TRUCK TO BE USED AS AN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DWELLING ON LAND AT HIGHER POLESHILL FARM, BATHEALTON (RETENTION OF WORKS/USE ALREADY UNDERTAKEN)

Received
9 August 2012
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated7 Sep
  3. Consult.1 Oct
  4. Target2 Nov
  5. Decided1 Nov

Decided in 55 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at HIGHER POLESHILL FARM, BATHEALTON. Taunton Deane has handled 3,733 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application details

Application type
Retention of Building/Works etc.
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bathealton

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 September 2012
Consultation expiry
1 October 2012
Consultation start
10 September 2012
Consultation end
1 October 2012
Target decision date
2 November 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address
THE CARAVANS HIGHER POLESHILL FARM CARRIERS LANE LANGFORD BUDVILLE TA21 0RX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
15

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: Tone 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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