Proposals for changes in structure of Somerset (2020)
Stronger Somerset: www.strongersomerset.co.uk
One Somerset: www.onesomerset.org.uk
Documents that should be consulted before any comments are submitted on planning applications:
MENDIP – how we deal with planning applications – March 19
MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS which should be used in any comment on Planning Applications (Mendip – July 2020)
Rode Village Playing Field
Proposals for a Community Orchard and Wildlife Area – April 2021
MENDIP PLANNING FORUM information on Planning process – October 2022
PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 2023
2023/1403/TCA – Paviours Well Cottage, High Street
Reduce gingko by 2-3m
Parish Council comment: No objection
Somerset Council decision:
Appeal 3305951 – challenging Mendip rejection to build 4 dwellings at rear of The Bell
Parish Council comment: Support rejection of application
Planning Inspectorate decision: Reject planning application
2023/1379/TCA – 33 high Street
Pollard hornbeam to height of 10ft
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Somerset Council decision:
2023/1015/HSE – 1 Fairfield
Single storey rear extension
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Somerset Council decision: Approved
Appeal 3312171 – challenging 2022/0932/VCR change regarding affordable homes on Church Farm development
rejection by Mendip
Parish Council comment: No comment
Planning Inspectorate decision:
Appeal 3292838 challenging rejection by Mendip to build up to 49 dwellings on Barbara’s Field.
Parish Council comment: Support rejection of application
Planning Inspectorate decision: Reject planning application
2023/0919/TCA – 36 High Street
Fell elder and ash trees on top of wall at rear
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Somerset Council decision:
2023/0625/TCA – Langham House
Oak, reduce by 1.5m and branches by 2.5m, two ash reduce height and branches by 1.5m
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Somerset Council decision: No objection
2023/0313/TCA – Halfpenny Row
Willow – reduce height by approx 5m and reduce lateral branches by 2.5m. Remove dead and split wood.
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2023/0131/TCA – 5 Lower Street
Reduce magnolia, plum and apple trees all by 1m
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 2022
Appeal ref: 3305951 – applicants appeal over application:
2022/2297/FUL – The Bell to build 4 dwellings and creation of new access. Deadline for comments 16 January 2023.
Parish Council recommendation: Refuse application
Planning Inspectorate decision:
Appeal ref: 3292838 – applicant appeal over defusal of application:
2021/0071/OTS – Barbara’s Field off Church Lane to build up to 49 dwellings and associated access. Deadline for comments 12 January 2023. Hearing date 24 and 25 January 2023 at 10.00am
Parish Council recommendation: Refuse application – PC will be present and represented at Hearing
Planning Inspectorate decision:
2022/2374/FUL – The Bell, 13 Frome Road
Erection of 3 dwellings and associated access
Parish Council recommendation: Refuse application
Mendip District Council decision:
2022/2303/TCA – 9 High Street
Magnolia – remove rotten branch and reduce crown by 1.5m
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2022/2164/HSE – 15 Marsh Road
Erection of rear conservatory
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2022/1846/TCA – Pound Court, 1 Hughes Court
Fell birch tree
Parish Council recommendation: No objections although tree in conservation area
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/1877/TCA – 17 High Street
Apple tree reduce height by 2.5m and spread by 2m; Magnolia reduce height by 3m and spread by 1m
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/1753/TCA – 31 Lower Street
Fell magnolia tree
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/1612/TCA – The Millers House, 1 Rode Hill
Pine – crown lift to 4.5m by removing SE laterals
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/1516/OUT – Land at rear of 41A Church Lane
Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved for 7no dwelling houses with details of access
Parish Council recommendation: Refuse application
Mendip District Council decision:
2022/1265/TCA – 5 Lower Street
Eucalyptus, reduce by 2m, acer reduce roadside by 0.5m
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/1260/CLE – The Annex, Monkley Stables
Application for certificate of lawful existing development for use as a separate dwelling house
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2022/1196/TPO – 9 Langham Place
Elm, removal of dead wood and remove/reduce overhanging lateral branches
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/1170/HSE – 4 Bradford Road
Erection of single storey side extension
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/0932/VCR – Church Farm
Variation of conditions 9 (estate roads), 13 (housing land access), 15 (pedestrian access), 17 (housing land drainage), 20 (tree and hedge protection), 24 (noise mitigation), 25 (environment management plan), 29 (housing land parking), 34 (housing land refuse and recycling), 35 (ecological mitigation), 38 (housing land materials) and 49 (housing land sample panel) of permission 2011/3124
Parish Council recommendation: Approve with condition that path from Church Farm to Playing Field is improved and upgraded
Mendip District Council decision: Refused
2022/0801/HSE – 3 Orneage Close
Replacement of existing conservatory
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/0579/HSE – 41 Marsh Road
Erection of single storey extension
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2022/0218/VRC – 6 Frome Road
Variation of condition permission 2019/0620/REM of reserved matters following outline approval 2015/1431/OTS to replace existing building and garage with 5no. new buildings and associated garages. Matters of access/appearance/landscaping/layout/scale to be determined
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/0482/HSE – 11 The Mead
Two storey rear and side extension with front elevational changes and associated works
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2022/0557/TPO – 16 High Street
Lift crown of holm oak and fell cypress
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2022/0136/TCA: – 16 High Street
Pollard willow, prune holm oak and sycamore, reduce height of cypress and cut down cypress and prune magnolia
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 2021
2021/2921/HSE: – Mulberry Lodge 69A High Street
Conversion of garage to form annex
Parish Council recommendation: Recommend rejection
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/2867/TCA: – Langham House
Reduce height and lateral branches to nine trees: Plane, maple, yew, 3 cherry, hazel, and 2 ash trees
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/2323/FUL: – Barrow Farm
Change of use of building from offices to microbrewery
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2021/2641/TCA: – 7 Langham Place
Birch reduce by 2-3m finished height 9m, apple reduce by 2m
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/2621/HSE: – Monkley House, Monkely Lane
Erection of single storey ground floor extension with roof terrace
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2021/2297/FUL – The Bell Inn
Erection of four dwellings and creation of new access
Parish Council recommendation: Recommended rejection
Mendip District Council decision:
2021/2494/TCA – 16 Lower Street
Fell apple tree, crown lift to 5m beech and alder trees, reduce beech by 3m on east side and reduce beech hedge to 2m
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/2412/TCA – 33 Lower Street
Fell two willow trees and re-pollard third willow tree
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/2368/TCA – 5 Lower Street
Reduce magnolia by 1 m plum by 1.5 m and reshape apple tree
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/2329/TCA – Rode Chapel
Reduce by 1 to 1.5 metres all round two yew trees
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/1816/LBC – 17B High Street
Replace existing stormsure profile windows and panelling with new conservation timber framed windows and panelling
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2020/1686/OTS Appeal on refusal by Mendip to build 29 dwellings on land at Merfield/The Mead with associated access
Appeal reference: APP/Q3305/W/21/3277181 comments to the Planning Inspectorate by 14th September 2021
Documents submitted by Rode Parish Council to defend refusal of planning permission: 1) PC document – 2) Heritage expert document
Result of appeal:
2021/1402/HSE – 6 St Lawrence Lane
Installation of garage door to carport
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2021/1295/HSE – 41A Church Lane
Erection of free standing carport and associated access
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2021/1212/VCR – 3 Frome Road
Application for a variation of planning permission 2018/2015/VCR to alter some elements of the approved boundary materials
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2021/1001/HSE – 3 Stable Close
Erection of garden pod
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2021/0887/VCR – 6 Stable Close
Application to vary condition 17 (obscure glazing) of planning approval 2018/2015/VCR
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2021/0858/FUL – 9 The Mead
Erection of detached dwelling including associated alterations to 9 The Mead and provision of 2 parking spaces
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/0807/TCA – Langham House
Works on 3 beech trees, an ash tree, 7 lime trees, 6 horse chestnuts an a yew tree
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/0569/TCA – 1 Halfpenny Row
Ash – reduce height by 2 metres and spread by 1.5 metres
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: TPO not required
2021/0534/TCA – 17 High Street
4 Pleached Hornbeams – reduce height by 1 – 1.5 metres
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: TPO not required
2021/0418/HSE – 24 Marsh Road
Demolition of single storey extension to rear elevation; demolition of existing garage to Eastern elevation and construction of a two storey extension to East side
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/0415/HSE – 3 Walnut Close
Erection of second storey extension above single storey side extension and erection of a two storey side extension
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2021/0293/TCA – On Cheap Street
Goat Willow – re-pollard tree at previous pruning points
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: No TPO required
2021/0178/HSE – 16 St Lawrence Lane
Insertion of garage door to existing car port and erection of garden room for home office
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved
2021/0141/HSE – 9 St Lawrence Lane
Erection of double garage rather than single garage and car port
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip district Council decision: Approved with conditions
2021/0139/HSE – 1 St Lawrence Lane Extension of single garage for form double garage
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2021/0071/OTS – Land at Church Lane (Barbara’s Field and Brown’s Ground)
Outline planning permission for the erection of 49 dwellings, formation of vehicular accesses, open space, landscaping and associated works
Parish Council recommendation: Reject application
Mendip District Council decision: Refused – Appeal started Nov 22. Comment deadline 12 Jan 2023 – informal hearing 24 Jan 2023
2021/0025/HSE – 18 St Lawrence Lane
Erection of solar panels on garage roof
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 2020
RODE PC submissions to Inspector’s Hearing into Mendip Local Plan Part 2 -to be heard November 2020:
Response to ED 30 Matter 1
Response to ED 30 Matter 2
Response to ED 30 Matter 3
Response to ED 30 Matter 4
Response to ED 30 Matter summary
D Warburton letter
2020/2503/TCA _ 33 High Street
Remove branches of Hornbeam, reduce height of Cornus and reduce height and prune to shape 6 Photinias
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision:
2020/2378/TCA – 30 High Street
Two apple trees thin crown by 20-30% and reduce height by approx 1 metre
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: No TPO required. No objection
2020/2346/VAR – land behind 16 Lower Street
Application to vary condition 2 (drawings) of planning approval
2020/0973/FUL erection of two bed dwelling house
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approval with conditions
2020/2328/FUL – Hillview Farm, Marsh Road
Forestry building with seasonal retail element and forestry office to include demolition of existing barn
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2020/2286/HSE and 2020/2287/LBC – 12 Lower Street
Demolition of existing extension and replace/erection of a single storey extension and roofing works together with internal alts.
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Approval with conditions
2020/2267/OTS – 4 Fairfield
Erection of detached two storey dwelling
Parish Council recommendation: No objections
Mendip District Council decision: Refused
2020/1997/HSE – 25A Lower Street
Conversion of loft. Construction of three flat roof dormer windows to rear elevation. Installation of bi-fold doors at rear
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approval with conditions
2020/1956/HSE – 11 St Lawrence Lane
Insertion of 3 windows to ground floor elevation
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approval with conditions
2020/1816/TCA – Belmont, Halfpenny Row
Fell two elms, one Lawson cypress and one Ellwoodii Lawson cypress trees
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: TPO not required. No objection
2020/1775/HSE – 7 The Mead
Erection of single storey rear extension/garden room
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2020/1734/HSE – 6 The Mead
Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2020/1686/OTS – Land adjacent to The Mead
Outline planning permission with some matters reserved for the erection of up to 29 no dwellings and associated access and landscaping works with details of access.
Parish Council recommendation: Objection – full response to 2020/1686/OTS
2020/1686/OTS DLA Piper letter on behalf of Rode PC – objection
Mendip District Council decision: Refusal
2020/1540/TCA – The Old Coach House, 1A Rode Hill
Fell 2 sycamore trees and reduce height of another and fell pine tree
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: TPO not required. No objection
2020/1370/TCA – 5 Langham Place
Fell Bay trees in conservation area
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: TPO not required. No objection
2020/1091/FUL – off Rode Hill/A361
Change of use from agricultural to leisure including construction of fishing lake and 3 holiday accommodation lets
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Prior approval not required. Planning application approved with conditions
2020/1061/HSE – 18 The Mead
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approval with conditions
2020/0973/FUL – rear of 16 Lower Street
Erection of 2 bed dwelling house and associated works
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approval with conditions
M1370 – 2 Mayfield Court, High Street
Sycamore trees at rear of property
Mendip District Council decision: Tree Preservation Order confirmed (relates to: 2019/1951/TCA)
2020/0586/HSE and 2020/0586/LBC – 13 High Street
Internal and external alterations to listed building – erection of single storey glazed rear extension, conversion of garage to car port.
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approved with conditions
2020/0380/TCA – Box Cottage, 4 Marsh Road
Fell eucalyptus tree in conservation area
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: TPO not required. No objection
2020/0298/TCA – 4A High Street
Reduction of walnut crown by 2-3 metres and reshape
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: TPO not required. No objection
2020/0096/TCA – Between Lower Street and Halfpenny Row
Work on black walnut in conservation area
Mendip District Council decision: TPO not required. No objection
2020/0053/HSE – 13 Lower Street
Erection of single storey rear extension
Parish Council recommendation: No objection
Mendip District Council decision: Approval