Whitmore Farm, Willett Hill Cross to Thornbush Cross, Elworthy, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3QD
Approved on 26 June 2026
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
Proposal
Erection of a detached four-bay garage, open-fronted to three bays and erection of a single-storey extension to the rear of the dwelling
- Received
- 24 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Dunster
- Agent
- Channel Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived24 Apr
- ValidatedValidated24 Apr
- Consult.Consultation22 Jun
- TargetTarget Date29 Jun
- DecidedDecided26 Jun
Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Whitmore Farm, Willett Hill Cross to Thornbush Cross, Elworthy, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3QD. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than West Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Dunster. 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 3QD
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stogumber
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 18 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 27 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 22 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 19 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 29 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Channel Architecture Ltd
- Architect profile
- CHANNEL ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- High Street, Porlock, Somerset, TA24 8PT
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sarah Wilsher
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 18 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 18 May 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- 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 (21)
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, 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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