Stanacre Stables, Hill Lane, Bicknoller, TA4 4EF
Approved on 24 September 2024
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use of 2 No. stables to residential with erection of single storey extensions to the east and south elevations and change of use of land to residential garden (retention of part works already undertaken)
- Received
- 20 August 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Dunster
- Agent
- SB Planning Applications
- ReceivedReceived20 Aug
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation16 Sep
- TargetTarget Date15 Oct
- DecidedDecided24 Sep
Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Stanacre Stables, Hill Lane, Bicknoller, TA4 4EF. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Dunster. We hold 629 applications in total for the TA4 postcode area.
91% of full applications at West Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TA4 4EF
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bicknoller
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 August 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 16 September 2024
- Consultation start
- 20 August 2024
- Consultation end
- 16 September 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 August 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 16 September 2024
- Last date for comments
- 15 October 2024
- Target decision date
- 15 October 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SB Planning Applications
- Agent address
- Brooklyn, Pyleigh, Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton, TA4 3QZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 16 September 2024
- Site notice start
- 24 August 2024
- Site notice end
- 16 September 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13343101
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National Landscape (AONB): Quantock 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 (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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: West Somerset
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