Westover, Church Lane, Compton Bishop, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2HD Data via plota.co.uk

21/26/00013 - Application for non-material changes Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Introduction of rear facing dormer windows in place of rooflight. Introduction of additional rear facing window. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
30 Sept 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 8

Mendip Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Agricultural land, grade 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Special area of conservation about 134 m away: Mendip Limestone Grasslands
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 134 m away: Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1248 m away: Hinkley Point C Connection; Radon affected area, class 4; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £615,000 in May 2021. Detached house, freehold.

21 May 2021£615,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area212 m² (2,282 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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
Sedgemoor
Application type
Application for non-material changes
Postcode
BS26 2HD
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Parish
Compton Bishop
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects, The Borough Studios

How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 24 days faster than Sedgemoor's median of 43 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
247decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 21/21/00028 (Erection of si…
21/22/00011
2022 Approved
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 21/21/00028 (Erection of si…
21/22/00011
2022 Approved
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 21/21/00028 (Erection of si…
21/22/00007
2022 Approved
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 21/21/00028 (Erection of si…
21/22/00007
2021 Approved
Erection of single storey front (South) extension and two storey side (East) extension on…
21/21/00028
2021 Approved
Erection of single storey front (South) extension and two storey side (East) extension on…
21/21/00028
2021 Approved
Erection of single storey front (South) extension, erection of two storey side (East) ext…
21/21/00007
2021 Approved
Erection of single storey front (South) extension, erection of two storey side (East) ext…
21/21/00007
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, Compton Bishop, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2HB
Erection of a part single storey and part two storey extension to rear (NE) elevation, on…
21/20/00019
2020 Approved
Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, Compton Bishop, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2HB
Erection of a part single storey and part two storey extension to rear (NE) elevation, on…
21/20/00019
2020 Approved
Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, Compton Bishop, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2HB
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey extension to the N…
21/20/00002
2020 Approved
Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, Compton Bishop, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2HB
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey extension to the N…
21/20/00002

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.