The Recreation Ground, Culverhay Lane, Wiveliscombe Data via plota.co.uk

49/25/0039 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Formation of porous surface to enable car parking in the winter at The Recreation Ground, Culverhay Lane, Wiveliscombe (retention of part works already undertaken) as amended by applicants email of 1 April 2026 and DrNo. 800.24.201 Rev D Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Validated
27 Jan 2026
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Approved
6 May 2026

Approved on 6 May 2026 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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.
Wiveliscombe 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 1
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; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Parish
Wiveliscombe
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
6 May 2026
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 99 days from validation, 33 days slower than Taunton Deane's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
317decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Taunton Deane in the last twelve months, from validation. Taunton Deane decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Jan 2026
Comments by
20 Feb 2026