Oak Cottage Lower Street Buckland Dinham Frome Somerset BA11 2QN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0608/HSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2026
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Validated
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Buckland Dinham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Dangerfield Farm House and Attached Outbuilding, Grade II, 34 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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Buckland Dinham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £573,750 in January 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

31 January 2025£573,750
17 April 2012£275,000

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 ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Mendip
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
BA11 2QN
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Mendip Central And East Division
Parish
Buckland Dinham Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Base Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 6 days faster than Mendip's median of 51 for householder applications. Approved, as 90% of householder applications here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
237decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided by Mendip in the last twelve months, from validation. Mendip decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14812687
Planning Portal ref
PP-14812687
Comments by
14 May 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 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.