Hillside Farm, Cockwood, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1RH
Approved on 22 March 2016
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use of a range of agricultural buildings and outside yard to commercial uses.
- Received
- 18 January 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- ReceivedReceived18 Jan
- ValidatedValidated26 Jan
- Consult.Consultation9 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Mar
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Hillside Farm, Cockwood, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1RH. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than West Somerset's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 789 applications in total for the TA5 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
- TA5 1RH
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 January 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 9 March 2016
- Consultation start
- 17 February 2016
- Consultation end
- 9 March 2016
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 January 2016
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 March 2016
- Last date for comments
- 22 March 2016
- Application expires
- 22 March 2016
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Greenslade Taylor Hunt
- Agent address
- 75-77 High Street, Burnham on Sea, Somerset, TA8 1PE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 9 March 2016
- Site notice end
- 9 March 2016
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.
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Associated applications
- 201618 Jan
Change of use of a range of agricultural buildings and outside yard to commercial uses.
This applicationApprovedFull3/32/16/003 - 201618 Jan
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ApprovedFull Planning PermissionFiled alongside3/32/16/004
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201217 Sep
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (relating to samples of the brick and roof tile ) in relation to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions3/32/12/059 - 201229 Mar
Proposed single storey extension including change of use of part of farmyard to residential
ApprovedFull Planning Permission3/32/12/027 - 20028 Jul
ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING FARM ACCESS
ApprovedFull Planning Permission3/32/02/014
Source: West Somerset
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Consultants on this application
- Greenslade Taylor Hunt · Agent for this application
Contractors near this project
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- Taylor Electrical SolutionsElectrician2.3 mi
- ARM Enterprises LtdElectrical Installations within Dwellings (Part P)2.3 mi
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