Lodge Hill Farm Rodmead Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1JQ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1559/PAA - Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of 3no. agricultural buildings to 10no. dwellinghouses (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Aug 2026
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Refused
30 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Somerset Coast, Levels and Moors; Inside the Westbury-sub-Mendip 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 · 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 area266 m² (2,863 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (41 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2026, 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 1JQ
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Nick Hiscox

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 10 days slower than Mendip's median of 38 for agricultural works. Refused, as 37% of agricultural works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
96decided 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.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15065571
Planning Portal ref
PP-15065571
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 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.