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Nine Elms, Wristland Road, Watchet, TA23 0DW

3/37/26/002Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 10 July 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)13 conditions

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

Proposal

Demolition of bungalow and erection of 6 No. dwellings and associated works to include access, parking, gardens and landscaping

Received
12 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
21
Council
West Somerset
Ward
Watchet & Stogursey
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.8 Apr
  4. Target9 Apr
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 148 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Nine Elms, Wristland Road, Watchet, TA23 0DW. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 13 weeks longer 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. We hold 54 applications in total for the TA23 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
TA23 0DW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Watchet

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Consultation expiry
8 April 2026
Consultation start
12 February 2026
Consultation end
8 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
12 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
8 April 2026
Last date for comments
9 April 2026
Target decision date
9 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Greenslade Taylor Hunt
Agent address
Winchester House, Deane Gate Avenue, TAUNTON, TA1 2UH

Planning decision

Case officer
Teagan Darvill
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
8 April 2026
Site notice start
18 March 2026
Site notice end
8 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14674398
Documents
39
Constraints
10

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

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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