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The Allotments Field, Highbridge, Williton, TA4 4RN

ABD/39/24/001PA CoU of agri buil. to dwellinghouseRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 28 February 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

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

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
4 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
West Somerset
Ward
Watchet & Stogursey
Agent
Architectural Studio SW Ltd
  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.26 Nov
  4. Target30 Dec
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 116 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at The Allotments Field, Highbridge, Williton, TA4 4RN. West Somerset has handled 125 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 9 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.

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 4RN
Application type
PA CoU of agri buil. to dwellinghouse
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Williton

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2024
Consultation expiry
26 November 2024
Consultation start
5 November 2024
Consultation end
26 November 2024
Neighbour consultation end
26 November 2024
Last date for comments
30 December 2024
Target decision date
30 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Architectural Studio SW Ltd
Architect profile
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO SW LTD
Agent address
26 Friday Street, Minehead, TA24 5UE

Planning decision

Case officer
Briony Waterman
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
26 November 2024
Site notice end
26 November 2024

Appeal history

3366848
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 1 September 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13535341
Comments
0
Documents
15
Constraints
3

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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