St Albans Cottage, Kingswood, Stogumber, TA4 3TP
Refused on 26 September 2023
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use of land from agricultural to domestic curtilage (retention of works already undertaken)
- Received
- 31 July 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Dunster
- Agent
- SB Planning Applications
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated1 Aug
- Consult.Consultation22 Aug
- TargetTarget Date26 Sep
- DecidedDecided26 Sep
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at St Albans Cottage, Kingswood, Stogumber, TA4 3TP. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 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 3TP
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Crowcombe
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 August 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 22 August 2023
- Consultation start
- 1 August 2023
- Consultation end
- 22 August 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 March 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 22 August 2023
- Last date for comments
- 26 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 26 September 2023
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
- 22 August 2023
- Site notice end
- 22 August 2023
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- APP/W3330/W/23/3332366
- Appeal status
- Appeal lodged
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12344459
- Documents
- 40
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (22)
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, 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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