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Purseys, Wood Lane, Stogumber, Taunton, TA4 3TJ

3/31/15/002Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 6 March 2015

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed new dwelling

Received
19 January 2015
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
12
Council
West Somerset
Ward
Crowcombe & Stogumber (WSC)
Agent
Kelvin Rufus Ltd
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided6 Mar

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Purseys, Wood Lane, Stogumber, Taunton, TA4 3TJ. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. 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 3TJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2015
Consultation expiry
20 February 2015
Consultation start
19 January 2015
Consultation end
20 February 2015
Neighbour consultation start
20 February 2015
Neighbour consultation end
20 February 2015
Last date for comments
16 March 2015
Target decision date
16 March 2015
Committee meeting
26 February 2015
Application expires
16 March 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Kelvin Rufus Ltd
Architect profile
KELVIN RUFUS LTD
Agent address
15 Orchard Way, Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 January 2015
Advertisement expiry
20 February 2015
Site notice start
30 January 2015
Site notice end
20 February 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03919328
Documents
38
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2016
    21 Nov

    Variation of condition No.2 (approved plans) and condition No.6 (materials) of application 3/31/15/002

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)3/31/16/016
  2. 2015
    19 Jan

    Proposed new dwelling

    This applicationApprovedFull3/31/15/002

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    12 Apr

    Erection of garden shed with fixed front and side awnings

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission3/31/21/005

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