Bittercombe Lodge and Deer Park, Bittescombe Lane, Upton, TA4 2QL
Refused on 22 May 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Application for prior approval for change of use of agricultural building into 1 No. dwelling house (Class C3) and for associated operational development
- Received
- 27 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Dulverton & Exmoor
- Agent
- Reed Holland Associates Ltd
- ReceivedReceived27 Apr
- ValidatedValidated27 Apr
- Consult.Consultation19 May
- TargetTarget Date22 Jun
- DecidedDecided22 May
Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Bittercombe Lodge and Deer Park, Bittescombe Lane, Upton, TA4 2QL. West Somerset has handled 125 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 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 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed application site goes beyond the curtilage of the building, as defined under Part Q.3 Interpretation of Class Q. The proposal is not therefore permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- TA4 2QL
- Application type
- PA CoU of agri buil. to dwellinghouse
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Upton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 19 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 28 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 19 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 22 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Reed Holland Associates Ltd
- Architect profile
- REED HOLLAND ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- Agent address
- FCDI, Trenchard Way, TAUNTON, TA1 1FH
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Gemma Webster
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 19 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 19 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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