Bourne Cottage, Combe Lane, Holford, Nether Stowey, TA5 1RZ
Approved on 16 June 2026
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions
Proposal
Alterations to front and side extensions, creating traditional lean-to front porch and side bay
- Received
- 24 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Watchet & Stogursey
- ReceivedReceived24 Apr
- ValidatedValidated27 Apr
- Consult.Consultation28 May
- TargetTarget Date22 Jun
- DecidedDecided16 Jun
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a porch at Bourne Cottage, Combe Lane, Holford, Nether Stowey, TA5 1RZ. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Holford conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Watchet & Stogursey. We hold 789 applications in total for the TA5 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
- TA5 1RZ
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Holford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 28 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 27 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 28 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 22 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Mitchell Eley Gould
- Architect profile
- MITCHELL ELEY GOULD LIMITED
- Agent address
- Ground Floor North Office, Ice House, 124-126 Walcot Street, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 5BG
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sarah Wilsher
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 7 May 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 28 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 28 May 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Holford
- 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 (20)
flood storage 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.
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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Condition 6 on the decision asks for this.
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for extensions near this site- M H Kellaway Chimney SweepSolid Fuel Heating0.5 mi
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- A C ElectricsElectrician3.3 mi
- ARM Enterprises Ltd t/a Alan Manchip Electrical ContractingElectrician3.4 mi
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