Land Os 9364 Part Cole Bruton Somerset BA10 0PJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01771/PAMB - PA COU from Agri to Dwellings Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within the curtilage to form 1 Class C3 dwellinghouse with associated building operations reasonable necessary to convert the building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Refused
23 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

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.
Public footpath 2 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 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 3. 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Gate Piers and Flanking Walls, 10 Metres East of Cole Manor, Grade II, 36 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 4 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Application type
PA COU from Agri to Dwellings
Postcode
BA10 0PJ
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Pitcombe
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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Agent
Brimble Lea

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 29 days slower than South Somerset's median of 26 for agricultural works. Refused, as 1% of agricultural works here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
110decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15075862
Planning Portal ref
PP-15075862
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No