Bowhayes Lodge, Smithyard Lane, Williton, TA4 4NN
Refused on 15 July 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Erection of a detached triple garage with ancillary accommodation above and construction of a boundary wall with pillars and railings to the roadside boundary
- Received
- 17 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Watchet & Stogursey
- Agent
- Channel Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived17 Apr
- ValidatedValidated17 Apr
- Consult.Consultation6 Jul
- TargetTarget Date12 Jun
- DecidedDecided15 Jul
Decided in 89 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Bowhayes Lodge, Smithyard Lane, Williton, TA4 4NN. West Somerset has handled 1,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 5 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 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
- By virtue of the scale and massing of the proposed development, together with the construction of the surburban wall and railings to the front boundary, there would be a significant harmful impact on the character of the rural area contrary to policy BD/3 of the West Somerset Local Plan to 2032 and paragraph 135a), b) and c) of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) December 2024.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- TA4 4NN
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Williton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 21 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 6 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 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
- 12 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 12 May 2026
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.
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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