Suthfield House 11 Quaperlake Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0HF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01732/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Removal of a part-modern stone wall to create new vehicular access from Patwell Lane to the lower rear garden, together with the regrading of levels and the formation of a new driveway and parking area capable of accommodating three vehicles, including provision for an electric vehicle charging point. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Suthfield House
List entry 1346192 · 1 m away · 55 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 53 Grade II)
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 the other 55 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
Bruton 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 143 m away: The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 282 m away: Bruton Railway Cutting SSSI; Inside the Bruton 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

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 £892,000 in June 2025. Other property, freehold.

12 June 2025£892,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
BA10 0HF
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Bruton
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 17 days slower than South Somerset's median of 39 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
369decided 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

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Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15112029
Planning Portal ref
PP-15112029
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 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