Planning application
2025/2227/PAA
Mendip Lavender Unit 1 Old Frome Road Doulting Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4FU
Proposal
Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3) and for associated operational development.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2227/PAA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Somerset
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3 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
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 outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2025/2227/PAA Granted
Mendip Lavender Unit 1 Old Frome Road Doulting Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4FU
Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3) and for associated operational development.
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2026/1011/AGB Granted
Beacon Cross Farm Old Frome Road Masbury Wells Somerset
Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed building.
Other outline applications
In Somerset
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44/25/0013 Refused
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26/00140/OUT Granted
Land At Upton Bridge Farm Langport Road Long Sutton Langport Somerset
Outline application with all matters reserved except for access, for the erection of 6 No. dwellings with associated drainage, landscaping and access.
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2026/0209/PAR Granted
The Old Co-operative Bath Road Oakhill Radstock Somerset BA3 5AH
Application for prior approval to change the use of a building from an A1 Class (Shop) to 3no. C3 Class (dwellinghouses).
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17/26/00004 Decided
Land at the former Cox's Mill Hotel, The Cliffs, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27
Request for EIA Screening Opinion for proposed installation of a hydroelectric turbine within a turbine house.
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48/25/0065 Granted
Sidbrook Orchard, Greenway, Monkton Heathfield
Application for Outline Planning with all matters, except for access, for the erection of 1 No. dwelling on land at Sidbrook Orchard, Greenway, Monkton Heathfield