Hedges Farm Middle Brooks Street Somerset BA16 0TT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1299/PAA - Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 2no. dwellinghouses (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Refused
1 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue 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 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
SSSI 419 m away: Walton and Ivythorn Hills SSSI; Inside the Street 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 listed building 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

Council
Mendip
Application type
Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
Postcode
BA16 0TT
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Street Division
Parish
Street Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hill Reading Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 4 days slower than Mendip's median of 50 for agricultural works. Refused, as 50% of agricultural works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
50%approved
77decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Mendip in the last twelve months, from validation. Mendip decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14989979
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No