Bowdens Crest Caravan And Camping Park Wood Drove Huish Episcopi Langport Somerset TA10 0DD Data via plota.co.uk

25/02715/COU - Change of Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

The change of use of land from the stationing of caravans for holiday purposes to the stationing of caravans for residential purposes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 May 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Oct 2026; it is now day 263.

Site constraints 7

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.
Public footpath 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 200 m away: Aller 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 area96 m² (1,033 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 107)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
TA10 0DD
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
CURRY RIVEL AND LANGPORT
Parish
Huish Episcopi
Target decision
11 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Green Planning Studio

Decision outlook

Day 263, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in South Somerset are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Oct 2026.

Day 263207 days past the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
99decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. South Somerset decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14461810
Planning Portal ref
PP-14461810
Statutory expiry
18 Mar 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.