Sampford House, Manor Farm Lane, Sampford Brett, Williton, TA4 4JX
Approved on 17 July 2026
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions
Proposal
Installation of 14 No. photovoltaic panels along the northern boundary of field
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Watchet & Stogursey
- ReceivedReceived29 May
- ValidatedValidated1 Jun
- Consult.Consultation2 Jul
- TargetTarget Date27 Jul
- DecidedDecided17 Jul
Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Sampford House, Manor Farm Lane, Sampford Brett, Williton, TA4 4JX. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Watchet & Stogursey. 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 4JX
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sampford Brett
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 2 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 2 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 2 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 2 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 27 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sarah Wilsher
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 June 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 2 July 2026
- Site notice end
- 2 July 2026
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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