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Lawford Cottage, Stickle Hill, Crowcombe, Taunton, TA4 4AL

3/07/26/011Permitted

Proposal

Erection of a first floor bedroom extension over the kitchen, partial demolition of a conservator...

Received
6 August 2026
Decided
2 October 2026 · Grant
Public comments
0 · last counted 12 October 2026
Council
West Somerset
Ward
Dunster
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received6 Aug
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 57 days

This is a planning application for demolition at Lawford Cottage, Stickle Hill, Crowcombe, Taunton, TA4 4AL. West Somerset has handled 2,095 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. This one was decided in 57 days, 5 days longer than West Somerset's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Dunster. We hold 619 applications in total for the TA4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
3/07/26/011
Address
Lawford Cottage, Stickle Hill, Crowcombe, Taunton, TA4 4AL
Postcode
TA4 4AL
Local Authority
West Somerset
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Dunster
Parish
Crowcombe

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 July 2026
Date Decided
2 October 2026
Date Validated
6 August 2026
Date Submitted
6 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant
Case Officer
Sarah Wilsher

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
17
Coordinates
51.121323, -3.240257
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Somerset

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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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