Planning application
15/25/00014
Ashton Farm, Ashton, Wedmore, BS28 4QE
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and associated building operations.
As published by the council, reference 15/25/00014
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Somerset
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6 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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15/25/00014 Refused
Ashton Farm, Ashton, Wedmore, BS28 4QE
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and associated building operations.
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50/26/00002 Decided
Land to the South of, Track branching off Lane Through Middle Stoughton, Middle Stoughton, Wedmore
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed erection of an agricultural building for the storage of fodder and machinery.
Other prior approval applications
In Somerset
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33/26/00001 Refused
Land To The South of, Ashdale, Northwick Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4PG
Proposal: Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use of agricultural building to 1No.dwellinghouses (Class C3) with associated operational development.
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32/25/00011 Granted
Land to the South of, Main Road, West Lyng, Taunton, Somerset, TA3
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 4 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.
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17/26/00002 Refused
Land to the North of, Silver Street, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 1No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.
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52/25/00021 Granted
Land at, Old Pawlett Road, West Huntspill, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA9
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 2No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.
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08/25/00203 Granted
15 Eastover, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AG
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use of the first and second floors from Class E ancillary space to residential (C3) to form 2No. self-contained flats (2b/3p each). The ground floor shop (Class E) is retained in situ with no external alterations. No physical works are proposed to the external envelope.