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Higher Woodbrook Farm, Lowton

30/12/0024/OBReg 3/4 Observations (SCC Decision)Approved

Approved on 10 May 2012

Proposal

RETENTION OF DEPOSITED SOIL ON OS FIELD NUMBERS 1308 PART AND 1600 PART AT LAND AT HIGHER WOODBROOK FARM, LOWTON

Received
20 April 2012
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 May
  5. Decided10 May

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at HIGHER WOODBROOK FARM, LOWTON. Taunton Deane has handled 124 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 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
Reg 3/4 Observations (SCC Decision)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pitminster

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 April 2012
Target decision date
10 May 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address
SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY HALL TAUNTON SOMERSET TA1 4DY

Planning decision

Statutory period
20 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
  • National Landscape (AONB): Blackdown Hills
  • 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 (20)

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, 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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