Orchard Stables Lime Kiln Lane Hadspen Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02279/HOU - Householder Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

The removal of an existing timber garden shed and to replace it with a new timber garden shed, along with an attached greenhouse. The construction of a detached garden pergola with associated external seating area. The replacement of existing Velux rooflight windows. The installation of an electric vehicle charging point to the detached garage. The installation of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels within the residential curtilage. Internal alterations and refurbishment to the existing modern bathrooms. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
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Validated
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Nov 2026, from South Somerset's recent extensions.

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.
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 5. 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.
Public footpath 25 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.
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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hadspen Farm House, Grade II, 40 m away · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 6 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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 2

Last sold for £835,000 in March 2026. Detached house, freehold.

23 March 2026£835,000
11 July 1997£250,000

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

Building

Floor area185 m² (1,991 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (31 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, insulated (assumed)

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

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
BA7 7LX
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Pitcombe
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Spudivor Designs Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. South Somerset usually decides extensions by day 39.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
86%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
378decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15248387
Planning Portal ref
PP-15248387
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.