Burts Farm, Ford Street, Wellington, Wellington Without Data via plota.co.uk

44/26/0001 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of agricultural building (with roof mounted solar panels) for livestock and storage with alterations to field access and formation of access track at Burts Farm, Ford Street, Wellington Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Feb 2026
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Validated
2 Mar 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Bristol). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2; the survey is the definitive reading.
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.
Survey report ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Burts Farmhouse, Grade II, about 61 m from the postcode pin · 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.
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Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Parish
Wellington Without
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Applicant
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Agent
WESTGATE PLANNING SERVICES

How this decision compares

Decided in 165 days from validation, 119 days slower than Taunton Deane's median of 46 for agricultural works. Approved, as 64% of agricultural works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Comments by
1 May 2026