Westercombe Farm, Downlands Lane, Churchstanton
Approved on 16 August 2024
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Proposal
Formation of equestrian sand school for private use at Westercombe Farm, Downlands Lane, Churchstanton
- Received
- 10 June 2024
- Council
- Taunton Deane
- ReceivedReceived10 Jun
- ValidatedValidated10 Jul
- Consult.Consultation2 Aug
- TargetTarget Date4 Sep
- DecidedDecided16 Aug
Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Westercombe Farm, Downlands Lane, Churchstanton. Taunton Deane has handled 2,154 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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
- Churchstanton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 July 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 2 August 2024
- Consultation start
- 12 July 2024
- Consultation end
- 2 August 2024
- Target decision date
- 4 September 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- BOLHAM MILL COTTAGE CLAYHIDON CULLOMPTON EX15 3QB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 23
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): Blackdown Hills
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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.
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