Merehead Quarry Torr Works Slait Hill to Haygrove Lane Cranmore Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4SQ Data via plota.co.uk
Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending
2010/0984/cond31
Description
Discharge of condition 31 (landscaping and Reclamation Scheme) in relation to application 2010/0984 Data via plota.co.uk
Historical activity at this location
12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2022
Approved
Torr Works Merehead Quarry Slait Hill To Haygrove Lane Cranmore Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4SQ
SCC/4002/2022 Demolition of Torr Blockworks and lateral extension of quarry on land at To…
2022
Approved
Torr Works Merehead Quarry Slait Hill To Haygrove Lane Cranmore Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4SQ
SCC/4002/2022 Demolition of Torr Blockworks and lateral extension of quarry on land at To…
2017
Approved
Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Variation of consented working scheme from "extraction of limestone to a depth of 115m AO…
2016
Withdrawn
Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Article 27 submission of a Blast Vibration Control Scheme pursuant to Condition 23 of Pla…
2016
Approved
Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Article 27 submission of a Rail Transportation Vibration and Noise Mitigation Scheme purs…
2018
Approved
Leighton Quarry East Cranmore SHEPTON MALLET BA4 4SQ
Submission of blast vibration scheme to discharge condition 23 of Planning Application 20…
2016
Approved
Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Article 27 submission of a revised Torr Quarry Biodiversity Management Plan, pursuant to…
2016
Approved
Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Article 27 submission of a scheme for the storage of oils, fuels or chemicals, pursuant t…
2016
Approved
Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Article 27 submission of a Pollution Prevention Scheme pursuant to Condition 25 of Planni…
2016
Approved
Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Article 27 submission of a Dust Suppression Scheme pursuant to Condition 24 of Planning P…
2016
Torr Works Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Article 27 submission of a management plan for the 'Earthwork North of Stubbs Wood, Downh…
2016
Torr Works Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Article 27 submission of a management plan for the 'Earthwork North of Stubbs Wood, Downh…
Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
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#100 of 296 councils
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Householder decisions
Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #88 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
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Somerset decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #161 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #117 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #88 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #143 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
699 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
77 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
158 decided
3,740
Total decisions
438 refused in the year to March 2026