4 Alterhay Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3LT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00715/COL - Certificate of Lawful Use or Development Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed removal of conservatory and erection of single storey extension to the rear of the existing bungalow. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Mar 2026
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Approved
23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett Catchment
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 24 m away: Combe St Nicholas; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Combe St Nicholas built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £280,000 in January 2018. Detached house, freehold.

9 January 2018£280,000
27 January 2016£249,950
19 August 2014£195,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area64 m² (689 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Postcode
TA20 3LT
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Ward
CHARD NORTH
Parish
Combe St Nicholas
Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alex Ravelo Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 9 days faster than South Somerset's median of 39 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
369decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by South Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. South Somerset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14806885
Planning Portal ref
PP-14806885
Statutory expiry
19 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.