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25/P/2583/S73 - Section 73 - vary/remove conditions Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Section 73 application to remove condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) attached to planning permission (Proposed conversion of existing detached garage/studio and erection of a new detached single storey garage/store to the North of the property. Erection of a two-storey link extension and two storey rear extension. Creation of a first-floor walkway between the dwelling and garage, part-overhung raised terrace to the East of the dwelling and new balcony to the South-West elevation. Fenestration, Landscaping and hardstanding alterations throughout including extension of existing retaining wall and installation of gated vehicular access) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
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Approved
29 Jan 2026

Approved on 29 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF S73 DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE - 25/P/0798/FUH Background Papers · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE & DESIGN COMMENTS Consultation Reply · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT FROM APPLICATION FORM Application Support Info · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM 1 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM CIL Notices · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE PHOTOS Application Photo · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 3 varied

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Site constraints 8

Mendip Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Public footpath 14 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 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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 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: Mill House, Grade II, 44 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 ↗
SSSI 140 m away: Burrington Combe SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 19 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 £550,000 in January 2024. Detached house, freehold.

31 January 2024£550,000

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

Building

Floor area219 m² (2,357 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built2007 to 2011
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, 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
BS40 7AH
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Blagdon And Churchill
Parish
Burrington
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
29 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
BR Architecture

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Proposed conversion of existing detached garage/studio and erection of a new detached sin…
25/P/0798/FUH
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Brookside The Batch Rickford BS40 7AH
Certificate of lawfulness for confirmation that the existing double garage constructed on…
25/P/0256/LDE
2024 Approved
Brookside The Batch Rickford BS40 7AH
Removal of condition 3 of permission 96/1020 (Refurbishment of former cottage for residen…
24/P/0110/FUL
2021 Approved
Mendip Framing The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Request to discharge condition numbers 4 (External lighting) and 9 (Boundary treatments)…
21/P/1414/AOC
2021 Approved
Rhynel Court The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Alteration of existing openings with natural stone infill and 2 new casement windows in o…
21/P/0336/FUH
2021 Approved
Mendip Framing The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Discharge of condition No. 6 (foul and surface water drainage) on application 19/P/2165/F…
21/P/0033/AOC
2021 Approved
Brook Cottage The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Construction of a wet room, erection of a single storey rear extension and a window to th…
21/P/0144/FUH
2020 Refused
Mendip Framing The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Discharge of condition No 6 on application 19/P/2165/FUL
20/P/2683/RDC
2020 Approved
Rickford Chapel (former Masonic Lodge) The Batch Burrington BS40 7AH
Change of use of former masonic lodge (use Class F.2(b)) to Office, research and developm…
20/P/2020/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Rickford Chapel (former Masonic Lodge) The Batch Burrington BS40 7AH
Change of use of former masonic lodge to Business use (Class B1)
20/P/2021/LBC
2019 Approved
Mendip Framing The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Conversion and change of use of Rickford Workshop to 2 x residential dwellings.
19/P/2165/FUL
2018 Approved
Mendip Framing The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Demolition of open sided building and change of use of land from light industrial use (B1…
18/P/4782/FUL
2018 Approved
Mendip Framing The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Prior Approval for the change of use of light industrial (B1(c)) workshop to provide 2 no…
18/P/4717/CP2A
2018 Approved
Orchard Leigh The Batch Burrington Bristol BS40 7AH
Request to discharge conditions 6 and 7 in relation to planning application 17/P/1387/F
18/P/4625/RDC
2017 Approved
Orchard Leigh The Batch Rickford Burrington BS40 7AH
Change of use of agricultural land to provide access drive, parking/turning space and new…
17/P/1387/F
2016 Refused
Orchard Leigh The Batch Burrington BS40 7AH
Change of use of land and creation of new driveway and the erection of a car port
17/P/0065/F
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.