Ash View Farm Fosse Way West Lydford Somerton Somerset TA11 7DS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0860/AGB - Agricultural Notification Proposed Build Approved

Proposal

Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed portal framed agricultural building to store grain and fodder Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett 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.
Public restricted byway 19 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 3b
Not 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) agrees.
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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Building

Floor area127 m² (1,367 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (23 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, 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
Agricultural Notification Proposed Build
Postcode
TA11 7DS
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Mendip South Division
Parish
Lydford-On-Fosse Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Brimble Lea

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 14 days faster than Mendip's median of 37 for agricultural works. Approved, as 64% of agricultural works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
95decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14882948
Planning Portal ref
PP-14882948
Statutory expiry
3 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.