1 Coombe Cottages Barton Road Winscombe BS25 1BL Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/0706/FUH - Full permission - Householders Approved

Proposal

Proposed removal of existing pergola and erection of a single-storey garden room in place. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Mar 2026
Approved
6 May 2026

Approved on 6 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Winscombe and Sandford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full permission - Householders
Postcode
BS25 1BL
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Banwell And Winscombe
Parish
Winscombe And Sandford
Case officer
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Target decision
25 May 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
6 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 17 days faster than North Somerset's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
342decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #96 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Somerset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #137 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #134 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #96 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #88 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,139
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026