Hinton St George Pre School West Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00494/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement of an existing treated timber picket fencing and installation of a 1.8m high sand colour railings fence Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Validated
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 9

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: Hinton 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 ↗
Hinton St George 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 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
14 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 187 m away: Village cross; Inside the Hinton St George built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TA17 8SA
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
Parish
Hinton St George
Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Somerset Council

How this decision compares

Decided in 122 days from validation, 82 days slower than South Somerset's median of 40 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
367decided 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-14694818 Via Minerals and Waste
Statutory expiry
11 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

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