Zinch Barn, Station Road, Stogumber, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3TQ Data via plota.co.uk

3/31/26/011 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Installation of 10kw ground based solar array Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Validated
16 Apr 2026
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Consultation
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION Decision · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM FOR PLANNING PERMISSION Application Form · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY CHECKLIST Other · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF (A4) LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF (A4) BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF (A4) DRNO SHEET 1 END VIEW OF SOLAR ARRAY Drawing · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF (A3) DRNO SHEET 4 PLAN VIEW OF SOLAR ARRAY Drawing · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF (A4) DRNO SHEET 2 ISO FRAME VIEW OF SOLAR ARRAY Drawing · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - (A4) LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE A Other · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF COMMENTS FROM STOGUMBER PARISH COUNCIL 5 MAY 2026 Consultee Comment · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF DECLARATION Other · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED INFORMATION RE FIXING OF SOLAR ARRAY TO GROUND Other · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CLIMATE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST Other · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILS OF SOLAR PANELS Other · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 29 m away: Stogumber; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Stogumber built-up area; Priority habitat about 42 m away: Traditional orchard; 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.

Building

Floor area106 m² (1,141 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 3 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, 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

Council
West Somerset
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TA4 3TQ
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Dunster
Parish
Stogumber
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 13 days faster than West Somerset's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
85decided in the last year

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14850763
Planning Portal ref
PP-14850763
Neighbours
16 Apr 2026
Consultation
16 Apr 2026
Comments by
20 May 2026
Site or press notice
29 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Pitts Cottage, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Erection of detached annexe and garage
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2025 Approved
Pitts Cottage, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Erection of detached annexe and garage
3/31/25/018
2025 Approved
Zinch Cottage, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Various external and internal alterations
3/31/25/012
2025 Approved
Zinch Cottage, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Various external and internal alterations
3/31/25/012
2024 Withdrawn
Old Wagon Barn, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Notification to fell one Horse Chestnut tree within Stogumber Conservation Area
T/31/24/001
2024 Withdrawn
Old Wagon Barn, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Notification to fell one Horse Chestnut tree within Stogumber Conservation Area
T/31/24/001
2022 Approved
Hall Farm, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Replacement workshop and garage
3/31/22/012
2022 Approved
Hall Farm, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Replacement workshop and garage
3/31/22/012
2022
Zinch Cottage, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Internal alterations to first floor
3/31/22/004
2022
Zinch Cottage, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Internal alterations to first floor
3/31/22/004
2021 Approved
Old Wagon Barn, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Change of use of self contained annexe into 1 No. self contained dwelling with erection o…
3/31/21/012
2021 Approved
Old Wagon Barn, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Change of use of self contained annexe into 1 No. self contained dwelling with erection o…
3/31/21/012
2020 Approved
Derby House, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Change of use of 2 No. rooms from residential to shop/workshop
3/31/20/001
2020 Approved
Derby House, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Change of use of 2 No. rooms from residential to shop/workshop
3/31/20/001
2020 Approved
Derby House, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Change of use of 2 No. rooms from residential to shop/workshop
3/31/20/002
2020 Approved
Derby House, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Change of use of 2 No. rooms from residential to shop/workshop
3/31/20/002
2019 Approved
ZINCH COTTAGE, STATION ROAD, STOGUMBER, TAUNTON, TA4 3TQ
Notification to fell one maple tree and one cypress tree, and to carry out management wor…
CA/31/19/001
2019 Approved
ZINCH COTTAGE, STATION ROAD, STOGUMBER, TAUNTON, TA4 3TQ
Notification to fell one maple tree and one cypress tree, and to carry out management wor…
CA/31/19/001
2016 Approved
Derby House, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Change of use of one room from retail (Class A1) to residential (Class C3) (retrospective)
3/31/16/002
2016 Approved
Derby House, Station Road, Stogumber, TA4 3TQ
Change of use of one room from retail (Class A1) to residential (Class C3) (retrospective)
3/31/16/002

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.