Montacute House Bishopston Montacute Yeovil Montacute Somerset TA15 6XP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01123/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Rebuild double chimney stack to resolve structural issues Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Stable block, about 70 metres south-west of Montacute House, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Registered park or garden: Montacute House
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Montacute conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 225 m away: Site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm; Priority habitat about 8 m away: Traditional orchard; Inside the Montacute built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

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 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
TA15 6XP
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
COKER
Parish
Montacute
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 6 days slower than South Somerset's median of 49 for demolitions. Approved, as 98% of demolitions here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
95decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14856494
Planning Portal ref
PP-14856494
Statutory expiry
10 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.