Planning application
Yeovil Recreation Ground Hockey Pitch Chilton Grove Yeovil Somerset BA21 4AW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
S73 Application to vary Condition 04 (floodlighting) to replace the existing metal-halide floodlighting units at Yeovil Recreation Centre with modern LED luminaires relating to planning consent 11/03605/R3D; The creation of artificial grass pitch with adjoining warm up area, spectator terracing, fencing, floodlighting and associated landscaping and engineering works
As published by the council, reference 26/00877/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00877/S73
- Type
- Section 73 Determination
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- YEOVIL CENTRAL
- Parish
- Yeovil
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA21 4AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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