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St Augustines Church Grounds, West Monkton

48/17/0035Full Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved on 16 August 2017

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Proposal

Formation of external drystone/gabion bench feature with insect boxes, low landscape mounds and sensory planting in the grounds of St Augustines Church Grounds, West Monkton

Received
20 June 2017
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received20 Jun
  2. Validated30 Jun
  3. Consult.28 Jul
  4. Target25 Aug
  5. Decided16 Aug

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at St Augustines Church Grounds, West Monkton. Taunton Deane has handled 2,154 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in the West Monkton conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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
West Monkton

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 June 2017
Consultation expiry
28 July 2017
Consultation start
7 July 2017
Consultation end
28 July 2017
Target decision date
25 August 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
4 CHARTFIELD HOUSE CASTLE STREET TAUNTON TA1 1SH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West Monkton
  • Listed building: Grade I: Church of St AugustineOn this site · +11 more
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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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