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Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

05/18/0008Full Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved on 26 July 2018

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Proposal

Demolition of church hall and erection of replacement single storey community building with car parking, landscaping, vehicular and pedestrian accesses at Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

Received
28 February 2018
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received28 Feb
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.27 Apr
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided26 Jul

Decided in 129 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull. Taunton Deane has handled 2,154 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 13 weeks longer than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. The site is in the Bishops Hull conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

91% of full applications at Taunton Deane were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bishops Hull

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2018
Consultation expiry
27 April 2018
Consultation start
6 April 2018
Consultation end
27 April 2018
Target decision date
14 May 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
THE BOROUGH STUDIOS THE BOROUGH WEDMORE SOMERSET BS28 4EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
41

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bishops Hull
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St Peter and St PaulOn or next to this site
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    1 Feb

    Erection of timber building for use as church hall at St Peter and St Paul Church Hall, Bishops Hull Road…

    ConditionsRetention of Building/Works etc.05/22/0005
  2. 2017
    16 Nov

    Erection of timber building for use as church hall at St Peter and St Paul Church Hall, Bishops Hull Road…

    ConditionsRetention of Building/Works etc.05/17/0056
  3. 2017
    18 Apr

    Erection of changing rooms in association with playing fields at Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

    ConditionsFull Planning Permission05/17/0019
  4. 2012
    24 Jul

    ERECTION OF 4 NO. SEMI DETACHED DWELLINGS IN SUBSTITUTION OF 2 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS FOR PLOTS 61 & 62 AS…

    ConditionsFull Planning Permission05/12/0028
  5. 2012
    24 Jul

    VARIATION OF CONDITION NUMBER 1 (THE SCHEDULE OF APPROVED DRAWINGS FOR PHASE 1) OF APPLICATION 05/10/0014…

    ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)05/12/0029
  6. 2012
    24 Jul

    VARIATION OF CONDITION NUMBER 1 OF APPLICATION 05/10/0014, FOR MINOR CHANGES TO THE APPROVED EMERGENCY…

    ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)05/12/0030

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