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Lower Portman Farm, Fitzroy Road, Taunton

20/26/0021/AGNNotification - Agricultural or ForestryApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 10 July 2026

Council decision: No Objection

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage building on land at Lower Portman Farm, Fitzroy Road, Taunton

Received
22 June 2026
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated22 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Jul
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 18 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Lower Portman Farm, Fitzroy Road, Taunton. Taunton Deane has handled 124 applications of this type. This one was decided in 18 days, 5 weeks quicker than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

89% of all 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
Notification - Agricultural or Forestry
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kingston St Mary

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 June 2026
Target decision date
20 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
THE OCTAGON STANSELL ROAD TAUNTON TA1 3GG

Planning decision

Case officer
Joe Yardley
Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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