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Land adjacent to Surridge Farm, lane between Skilgate and Frogwell Cross, Skilgate, TA4 2DQ

3/30/25/003Prior Approval (Agriculture/Forestry)Permitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Application for prior notification for the erection of an extension to agricultural building

Received
30 September 2025
Decided
21 October 2025 · Prior approval not required
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
West Somerset
Ward
Dulverton & Exmoor
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received30 Sep
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.28 Oct
  4. Target28 Oct
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 21 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in West Somerset83% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for an extension at Land adjacent to Surridge Farm, lane between Skilgate and Frogwell Cross, Skilgate, TA4 2DQ. West Somerset has handled 125 applications of this type and approves 78% of them, typically deciding them in 51 days. This one was decided in 21 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Somerset's median. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Dulverton & Exmoor. We hold 619 applications in total for the TA4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
3/30/25/003
Address
Land adjacent to Surridge Farm, lane between Skilgate and Frogwell Cross, Skilgate, TA4 2DQ
Postcode
TA4 2DQ
Local Authority
West Somerset
Application Type
Prior Approval (Agriculture/Forestry)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Dulverton & Exmoor
Parish
Skilgate

Applicant & Agent

Agent
SB Planning Applications
Agent Address
Brooklyn, Pyleigh, Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton, TA4 3QZ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 September 2025
Target Decision Date
28 October 2025
Date Decided
21 October 2025
Date Validated
30 September 2025
Date Submitted
30 September 2025
Last Date for Comments
28 October 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior approval not required
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14370757
Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
3
Coordinates
51.035236, -3.445920
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Somerset

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Planning 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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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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