The Scrapyard Southway Farm Glastonbury To Wells Road Polsham Wells Somerset BA5 1RW Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1741/PAA - Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential Registered

Proposal

Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwellinghouse (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 28 Oct 2026, from Mendip's recent agricultural works.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Southway Farmhouse (North)
List entry 1345120 · 3 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Priority habitat 14 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Building

Floor area80 m² (861 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Mendip
Application type
Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
Postcode
BA5 1RW
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Assetsphere Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Mendip usually decides agricultural works by day 37.

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
95decided 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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.