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25/P/2489/S73 - Section 73 - vary/remove conditions Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Section 73 Application to Vary Condition 2 attached to Planning Permission Ref: (Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings, erection of 1no. two storey dwelling, detached garage and outbuilding.) to allow for amendments to the design and layout of the dwelling whilst slightly reducing the footprint, maintaining the position on site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Approved
29 Jan 2026

Approved on 29 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF S73 DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PRESS ADVERT LIST FOR 10/12/25 Press Advert · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 6

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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 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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: School House and Double Door Cottage, Grade II, 35 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
Inside the Flax Bourton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £413,000 in July 2018. Detached house, freehold.

17 July 2018£413,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area93 m² (1,001 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (89 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
North Somerset
Application type
Section 73 - vary/remove conditions
Postcode
BS48 3QJ
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Winford
Parish
Flax Bourton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jan 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
29 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wireframe Studio Ltd

Public comments

4comments received
2 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

50% object · below the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #96 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Somerset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #137 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #134 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #96 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #88 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,139
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.