Planning application
Land North Of Compton Road Yeovil
Works: New dwelling
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for EIA Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for a residential development of up to 400 homes and associated infrastructure
As published by the council, reference P/ESC/2025/04939
Application record
- Reference
- P/ESC/2025/04939
- Type
- EIA Screening Opinion
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Not EIA Development
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural Ward
- Parish
- Bradford Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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P/OUT/2026/04250 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Compton Road Yeovil
Erection of up to 380 dwellings, including affordable housing, provision of new pedestrian and cycle routes, internal roads, parking, open space, hard and soft landscaping, play areas, surface water drainage, ancillary infrastructure including new and repositioned utilities, and associated engineering works (outline application to determine access only)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by Dorset
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3 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Not EIA Development
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Land North Of Compton Road Yeovil
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Awaiting decision Outline 82 docsMajor scheme -
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