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Smokey Farm, Staplegrove, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6JQ .

34/03/0031/OBReg 3/4 Observations (SCC Decision)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 23 September 2003

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN WASTE COMPOSTING FACILITY NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITION 1 (TO AMEND THE DATE OF DISCONTINUANCE TO 30 JUNE 2008) CONDITION 3 (TO DELETE REFERENCE TO A MAXIMUM ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 1200 TONNES), CONDITION 5 (TO ALLOW UP TO 10 DELIVERIES PER WEEK) AND CONDITION 8 (TO LIMIT SHREDDING ACTIVITY TO A MAXIMUM OF 9 HOURS PER WEEK) OF PLANNING PERMISSION NO; 34/2003/008 (DATED 26 JUNE 2003) AT SMOKEY FARM, STAPLEGROVE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 6JQ (GRID: 321352-127665).

Submitted
27 August 2003
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received27 Aug
  2. Validated27 Aug
  3. Consult.23 Sep
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided23 Sep

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at SMOKEY FARM, STAPLEGROVE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 6JQ .. Taunton Deane has handled 124 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 404 applications in total for the TA3 postcode area.

88% 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

Postcode
TA3 6JQ
Application type
Reg 3/4 Observations (SCC Decision)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Staplegrove

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 August 2003
Consultation expiry
23 September 2003
Consultation start
2 September 2003
Consultation end
23 September 2003
Target decision date
20 October 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address
PLANNING CONTROL GROUP COUNTY HALL TAUNTON TA1 4DY

Planning decision

Statutory period
54 days

Additional information

Documents
2

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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