Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

This site has had 9 applications since 2021: 6 approved, 0 refused.

• SCC/3787/2021/Cond15 Granted

  Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

  Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 15 requires that: ’No development shall take place, including ground works and vegetation clearance, until an environmental management plan (EMP:Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The EMP:Biodiversity shall include the following:- a) Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities b) Identification of "biodiversity protection zones", including hedgerow and tree buffer zones marked by suitable fencing or barriers, c) The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features, e) The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works, f) Responsible persons, lines of communication and written notifications of operations to the Local Planning Authority, g) The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works or similarly competent person, h) Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs, i) ongoing monitoring, including compliance checks by a competent person during construction and immediately post completion of construction works The approved EMP shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the duration of the development strictly in accordance with the approved details’.

  Decided 24 Sep 2021 Advertising
• SCC/3787/2021/Cond22 Granted

  Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

  Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 22 requires that: ‘Before the commencement of the development hereby permitted the applicant, or their agents or successors in title, shall have secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) which has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The WSI shall include details of the archaeological excavation, the recording of the heritage asset, the analysis of evidence recovered from the site and publication of the results. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.’

  Decided 22 Sep 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
• SCC/3787/2021/Cond11 Granted

  Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

  Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 11 requires that: ‘No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for prevention of pollution during the construction and operational phases of development has been approved by the LPA. The scheme should include details of the following: 1. Site security. 2. Fuel oil storage, bunding, delivery and use. 3 How both minor and major spillage will be dealt with. 4. Containment of silt/soil contaminated run-off. 5. Disposal of contaminated drainage, including water pumped from excavations. 6. Site induction for workforce highlighting pollution prevention and awareness. 7. Any facilities for the storage of oils, fuels or chemicals associated with this development’

  Decided 13 Sep 2021 Conditions
• SCC/3787/2021/Cond19 Granted

  Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

  Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 19 requires that: ‘Before the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a dust control and mitigation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. The dust control and mitigation scheme shall consider: - minimising drop heights when returning waste stone to the site; - impact of wind direction on the risk of dust escaping the site boundaries towards residential properties; - frequency of visual assessments for dust, recording of the assessments and required actions; - complaint handling procedures including measures for review of the scheme in response to those complaints. The approved scheme shall be fully implemented from the time the development hereby permitted is first brought into use and shall be maintained in full for the duration of the development hereby permitted.’

  Decided 31 Aug 2021 Conditions
• SCC/3787/2021/Cond16 Granted

  Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

  Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 16 requires: ‘A biodiversity enhancement plan (BEP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of site preparation works. Photographs of installed features shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority before mineral extraction commences. The content of the BEP shall include the following: a) Two bat boxes (Schwegler 1FF) shall be installed onto mature trees at the boundaries of the site to enhance roosting opportunities. b) One no. Schwegler 1B and one no. Schwegler 2H bird boxes shall be installed onto retained trees at the boundary c) Installation of two Schwegler no 10 swallow nesting cups or similar shall be erected on to a main beam of the open-sided building near the entrance to the site at a height above three metres. d) The hedgerows on the site will be cut on a three-year rotation allowing sections to mature to a height of at least three metres following the principles set out in "How to Manage a Hedgerow for Wildlife - The Wildlife Trusts".’

  Decided 17 Sep 2021 Trees
• SCC/3787/2021/Cond12 Withdrawn

  Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

  Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 12 requires: ‘Details of the materials and design of any floodlighting (which shall be designed to minimise the potential nuisance from light spillage on to adjoining properties and/or surrounding highways) together with any incidental works, shall be submitted in writing for the approval of the County Planning Authority, before any works are commenced’.

  Decided 22 Jul 2021 Conditions
• SCC/3787/2021/Cond17 Withdrawn

  Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

  Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 17 requires that: ‘The applicant shall ensure that all vehicles leaving the site are in such condition as not to emit dust or deposit mud, slurry or other debris on the highway. In particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing), efficient means shall be installed, maintained and employed for cleaning the wheels of all lorries leaving the site, details of which shall have been agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority and fully implemented prior to the first removal of stone from the site and thereafter maintained until the use of the site discontinues’.

  Decided 22 Jul 2021 Conditions
• SCC/3787/2021/Cond20 Withdrawn

  Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

  Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 20 requires that: ‘No winning and working of minerals shall take place until a scheme has been submitted to and approved by the mineral planning authority setting out measures to minimise noise impact. The scheme shall include: • no mechanical breaking of stone • plant and machinery shall be operated and maintained to minimise noise and fitted with silencers in accordance with the manufacturer's specification • no tonal reverse warning devices shall be used’.

  Decided 22 Jul 2021 Conditions

1. 6 Jul 2021

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 23 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 16 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 23 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 54/26/00009 Granted

  10 Church Street, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8DP

  Prune 1No. Yew (T1) (TPO Ref T1) by up to 2m leaving the tree approx. final spread dimensions of 9-10m in order to bring the tree within the property boundaries on the road and neighbouring property aspects and leave neatly rounded. Crown raise 2No. Holm Oaks (G1) (TPO Ref G1) to 2.5m from ground level, remove dead wood and prune back aspect approaching neighbouring properties to ensure approx. 2.5m clearance from the properties leaving the trees approx. final spread dimensions of 16.5m.

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 07/26/00013 Granted

  90 Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4EH

  Crown reduce 2No. Monterey Cypress (T1 & T2) (TPO Ref T1 and T2) by 1.5m - 2m leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 20m and reduce back from chimneys to leave a 2.5m clearance. Crown reduce 1No. Acacia (T3) (TPO Ref T1) by 1.5m leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 12m.

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Trees
• 43/26/00008 Granted

  St Marys Church, Church Road, Shapwick, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9NH

  Crown raise low canopy of 1No. Cedar of Lebanon (T1) to 2.4m above ground level over gravestones to allow for mowing access. Fell group of 5No. Monterey Cypress (T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6) and replace with more suitable species. Reduce lateral branches extending towards the church of 1No. Cedar of Lebanon (T7) by 3.6m as practicable. Crown raise low canopy of 1No. Cherry (T8) to 2.4m above ground level to allow for mowing access. Remove 1No. dead unknown species (T17).

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees
• 17/26/00054 Granted

  Land to the South of Water Works, Sharpham Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  Removal of 4No. up to 15m sections of hedgerow (H1, H2, H3, and H4 as shown on submitted plans) to allow for pipeline installation and for plant and machinery access. The hedgerows will be replanted upon completion of the works.

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees
• 43/26/00011 Granted

  The Old Vicarage, Main Road, Shapwick, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9LP

  Fell 1No. False Acacia (T1)

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees