23 Smithfield Road Street Somerset BA16 0RG

1. 2 Mar 2020

   Received by Somerset

2. 20 Apr 2020

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 4 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 23 Smithfield Road Street Somerset BA16 0RG

  2020/0509/PAH Submitted 2 Mar 2020 0m away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 7 metres, with a maximum height of 3.9 metres and an eaves height of 2.4 metres.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 Chichester Road Street Somerset BA16 0QX

  2026/0467/HSE Submitted 10 Mar 2026 115m away

  Construction of a timber framed garden workshop/shed.

  Granted Householder 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 Chichester Road Street Somerset BA16 0QX

  2026/0467/HSE Submitted 10 Mar 2026 115m away

  Construction of a timber framed garden workshop/shed.

  Granted Householder 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 Oakfield Road Street BA16 0RE

  2020/0565/HSE Submitted 12 Mar 2020 116m away

  Front extension to garage

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• 17 Oakfield Road Street BA16 0RE

  2020/0565/HSE Submitted 12 Mar 2020 116m away

  Front extension to garage

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• 26 Green Lane Avenue Street Somerset BA16 0QT

  2025/1775/HSE Submitted 30 Sep 2025 162m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~4 Dec

  Hip to gable conversion and rear dormer

  Awaiting decision Householder Loft or dormer 5 docs
  Domestic

• 03/26/00006 Granted

  Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.

  5 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 08/26/00076 Granted

  11 Risemoor Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LB

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed erection of a single storey extension, extending 5.00m from the rear (SW) elevation.

  10 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 09/26/00013 Granted

  Units 3b 4 And 5, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RN

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings.

  6 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 17/26/00042 Granted

  Land to the North of, Silver Street, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 1No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.

  15 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 3/02/26/005 Granted

  Westcott Farm, Forches Cross to Brompton Ralph, Brompton Ralph, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2SF

  Application for prior notification of an agricultural development for improved access to agricultural land

  16 Jul 2026 Prior approval