Land to the south of Cross Elms Hill, Kilton
Approved on 13 March 2026
Council decision: Prior approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Application for prior notification for the formation of an agricultural track
- Received
- 25 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Watchet & Stogursey
- ReceivedReceived25 Feb
- ValidatedValidated25 Feb
- Consult.Consultation25 Mar
- TargetTarget Date25 Mar
- DecidedDecided13 Mar
Decided in 16 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application at Land to the south of Cross Elms Hill, Kilton. West Somerset has handled 125 applications of this type. This one was decided in 16 days, 6 weeks quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Watchet & Stogursey.
81% of outline 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
- Prior Approval (Agriculture/Forestry)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stringston
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 25 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Greenslade Taylor Hunt
- Agent address
- Agricultural Department, Sedgemoor Auction Centre, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6DF
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Briony Waterman
- Statutory period
- 28 days
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.
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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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