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Westcott Farm, Forches Cross to Brompton Ralph, Brompton Ralph, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2SF

3/02/26/005Approved
Prior approval

Approved on 17 August 2026

Council decision: Prior approval not required

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

Proposal

Application for prior notification of an agricultural development for improved access to agricultural land

Received
16 July 2026
Council
West Somerset
Ward
Dulverton & Exmoor
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated22 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Aug

Decided in 26 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Westcott Farm, Forches Cross to Brompton Ralph, Brompton Ralph, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2SF. West Somerset has handled 2,128 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Dulverton & Exmoor. We hold 629 applications in total for the TA4 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
TA4 2SF
Parish
Brompton Ralph

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Neamh Stephenson

Additional information

Documents
5

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.

Source: West Somerset

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