The Little House, 23 Long Street, Williton, TA4 4QN
Refused on 26 June 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Formation of driveway and car parking to the front
- Received
- 12 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Watchet & Stogursey
- ReceivedReceived12 Mar
- ValidatedValidated16 Apr
- Consult.Consultation19 Jun
- TargetTarget Date11 Jun
- DecidedDecided26 Jun
Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at The Little House, 23 Long Street, Williton, TA4 4QN. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 106 days, 7 weeks longer than West Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Watchet & Stogursey. 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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Why it was refused
- The proposal increases the risk of highway safety contrary to Policy WI1 of the West Somerset Local Plan to 2032, Somerset Technical Advice Notes 26/22 Infrastructure Programmes Group Standing Advice for Planning Applications, and the Government's policy as laid out in Section 9 Paragraph 117 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (December 2024).
- The proposal removes a substantial length of stone walling which will alter the traditional character and appearance of this section of Long Street, creating a harmful visual impact within the street scene, contrary to paragraphs 135a) and c) of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (December 2024)
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- TA4 4QN
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Williton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 17 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 19 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 11 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sarah Wilsher
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 May 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 June 2026
- Site notice end
- 4 June 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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, 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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Source: West Somerset
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