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Manor Farm, Thorn Lane, Thornfalcon

40/24/0002Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 10 October 2024

Proposal

Change of use of land to residential for holiday let with siting of 1 No. shepherds hut, formation of access track, parking area and associated works at Manor Farm, Thorn Lane, Thornfalcon

Received
22 February 2024
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received22 Feb
  2. Validated22 Feb
  3. Consult.22 Mar
  4. Target18 Apr
  5. Decided10 Oct

Decided in 231 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Manor Farm, Thorn Lane, Thornfalcon. Taunton Deane has handled 2,154 applications of this type. This one was decided in 231 days, 25 weeks 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
Thornfalcon

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 February 2024
Consultation expiry
22 March 2024
Consultation start
1 March 2024
Consultation end
22 March 2024
Target decision date
18 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
4 KING SQUARE BRIDGWATER SOMERSET TA6 3YF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
29

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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