Beecombe, Frogwell Cross to Skilgate, Skilgate, TA4 2DN
Approved on 16 May 2025
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Application for prior approval for change of use of agricultural building into 2 No. dwelling houses (Class C3) and for associated operational development
- Received
- 10 April 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Dulverton & Exmoor
- Agent
- XL Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived10 Apr
- ValidatedValidated10 Apr
- Consult.Consultation1 May
- TargetTarget Date5 Jun
- DecidedDecided16 May
Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Beecombe, Frogwell Cross to Skilgate, Skilgate, TA4 2DN. West Somerset has handled 125 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Dulverton & Exmoor. We hold 629 applications in total for the TA4 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- TA4 2DN
- Application type
- PA CoU of agri buil. to dwellinghouse
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Skilgate
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 April 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 1 May 2025
- Consultation start
- 10 April 2025
- Consultation end
- 1 May 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 April 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 1 May 2025
- Last date for comments
- 5 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 5 June 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- XL Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- XL Planning Ltd, 1A Fore Street, Cullompton, EX15 1JW
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Karen Wray
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 1 May 2025
- Site notice end
- 1 May 2025
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Listed building: Grade II: Surridge Farmhouse and Outbuidings Adjoining on West FrontOn or next to this site
- 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 (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.
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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