East Coker Water Recycling Centre Tellis Cross Yeovil BA22 9HP Data via plota.co.uk

SCC/4160/2026 Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate relating to proposed development of new wastewater plant, equipment and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Burton (Somerset) 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.

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Important details

Council
Somerset
Postcode
BA22 9HP
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Approved, as 84% of lawful development certificates here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
32,551decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Somerset to go on. Somerset decision record →

Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#100 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #88 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) 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
Somerset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #161 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #117 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #88 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #143 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
699 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
77 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
158 decided
3,740
Total decisions
438 refused in the year to March 2026