Escott Farm, Escott Lane, Stogumber
Approved on 19 March 2026
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)11 conditions
Proposal
Conversion of traditional barn complex into 1 No. residential dwelling with annexe, outbuildings and the conversion of agricultural building to domestic storage and associated works
- Received
- 2 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Dunster
- Agent
- Acorus Rural Property Services
- ReceivedReceived2 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation4 Mar
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Escott Farm, Escott Lane, Stogumber. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Dunster.
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
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stogumber
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 11 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 4 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 11 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 7 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Acorus Rural Property Services
- Architect profile
- ACORUS RURAL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
- Agent address
- Addlepool Business Centre, Woodbury Road, Clyst St George, Exeter, EX3 0NR
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Gemma Webster
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 4 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14358072
- Documents
- 36
- Constraints
- 11
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.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: West Somerset
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- Orbis Ecology Limited · Named in the conditions: Bat Survey
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