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25/02934/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Re-roofing of Chapel Range to also include structural roof member repairs, introduction of eaves ventilation, introduction of loft service access walkway, upgrade of loft insulation, ceiling repairs, repair work to the bell and bellcote on east gable, and minor repointing to gable copings and high level rubble masonry. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Dec 2025

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Validated

10 Dec 2025

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Approved

18 Feb 2026

Approved on 18 Feb 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Grade I listed: Sexey's Hospital West Wing, With Chapel

List entry 1176086 · 12 m away · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (24 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.

Show the other 24 with distances

20 mGazebo, About 15 Metres South of West Wing Sexey's HospitalGrade II
25 mThe Old Brewery HouseGrade II
27 mSexey's Hospital East Wing and Gateway Link to WestGrade II
33 m74, High StreetGrade II
40 mSunnydeneGrade II
64 m59, High StreetGrade II
72 m57, High StreetGrade II
79 m55, High StreetGrade II
83 m53, High StreetGrade II
88 mThimble CottageGrade II
92 m50, High StreetGrade II
93 m6, Mill LaneGrade II
101 m8, Mill LaneGrade II
104 mThe Castle InnGrade II
109 m1, Mill LaneGrade II
113 m43, High StreetGrade II
120 m41, High StreetGrade II
122 m91, High StreetGrade II
129 mKingsviewGrade II
135 mThe Masonic Hall and No 39 (Attached)Grade II
136 mBruton Post OfficeGrade II
142 mTolbury House and Attached Walls, Gatepiers and GateGrade II
145 mThe Sanatorium, Kings SchoolGrade II
147 m37, High StreetGrade II

Historic England ↗

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.

Bruton 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 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 6

An estimated 30% or more 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 ↗

SSSI 173 m away: Godminster Lane Quarry & Railway Cutting 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

Scheduled monument 238 m away: Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School; Inside the Bruton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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

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

Council: South Somerset
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: BA10 0AS
Received: 8 Dec 2025
Validated: 10 Dec 2025
Ward: WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish: Bruton
Target decision: 4 Feb 2026
Decision: Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision date: 18 Feb 2026
Decision level: Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant: Show
Agent: Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 25 days slower than South Somerset's median of 45 for listed building works. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

This one70d

Council45d

UK56d

74%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

113decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14536907
Planning Portal ref: PP-14536907
Statutory expiry: 4 Feb 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

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