Application Details
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25/03/2026
Application Decided:
07/09/2026
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Type:
Full Planning Permission
Location:
Land To The East Of Manor Farm, Cross, Axbridge, Somerset
Proposal:
Erection of 2 No. self-build dwellings and associated works.
Case Officer:
Toby Cowell
Registered Date:
11/02/2025
Applicant:
Mr & Mrs Lampkin
Applicant Address:
Manor Farm Cross Lane Cross BS26 2EB
Agent:
MCH Planning Services, 19 Blaise Walk
Agent Address:
19 Blaise Walk BRISTOL BS9 2JZ
Consultation Start Date:
03/03/2026
Earliest Decision Date:
25/03/2026
Decision Level:
Delegated
Decision:
Granted Permission
Decision Date:
07/09/2026
Conditions and Reasons
Number
Condition
Complied Date
1
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
Reason: In accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 ( as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).
2
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans listed in schedule A.
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3
Notwithstanding the submitted details, no above-ground development shall take place until details of the external materials to be used in the construction of the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include the type, colour and finish of the external walls, roofs, windows, doors, rainwater goods, hard surfacing and boundary treatments.
The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure a high-quality form of development that conserves and enhances the character and appearance of the area and the Mendip Hills National Landscape, in accordance with Policies D2, D19 and D25 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
4
Prior to the occupation of the development, the vehicular parking and turning areas shown on the approved plans shall be constructed and made available for use. Thereafter, the parking and turning areas shall be retained, kept free from obstruction and used only for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles associated with the development.
Reason: To ensure adequate parking and turning provision in the interests of highway safety and to accord with Policies D2 and D15 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
5
Prior to the occupation of the development, visibility splays shall be provided at the vehicular access measuring 2.4m x 97m in both directions. Thereafter the visibility splays shall be maintained free from any obstruction exceeding 0.6m in height above the level of the adjacent carriageway.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies D2 and D15 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
6
No development above slab level shall take place until details of visibility splays to be provided at the proposed pedestrian access have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented prior to first occupation of the development and retained thereafter.
Reason: To ensure safe and suitable pedestrian access to and from the site in accordance with Policies D2 and D15 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
7
No development, including demolition, groundworks, vegetation clearance or site preparation works, shall take place until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Plan shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period.
Reason: To protect habitats and species during construction and to accord with Policy D20 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
8
Prior to the commencement of development, a Landscape, Ecology and Arboricultural Management and Monitoring Plan (LEAMMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Plan shall thereafter be implemented in full and maintained in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To secure the long-term management, protection and enhancement of landscape, ecological and arboricultural features in accordance with Policies D19 and D20 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
9
Prior to the commencement of development, a Biodiversity Enhancement, Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (BEMMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved measures, including integrated bat and bird features, bee bricks, hedgehog connectivity measures and habitat enhancements, shall be installed prior to occupation and retained thereafter.
Reason: To secure measurable biodiversity enhancements in accordance with Policy D20 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
10
The development shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan contained within the approved Arboricultural Report (Silverback - November 2025).
Reason: To ensure the protection of retained trees and landscape features in accordance with Policies D19 and D20 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
11
No excavation, level changes, groundworks, service installation, drainage works, storage of materials, plant movement or construction activity shall take place within the approved tree protection areas unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To safeguard retained trees and their root protection areas in accordance with Policies D19 and D20 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
12
Prior to the commencement of development, and notwithstanding the details providing in the approved Outline Landscaping Scheme (drwg. no. P007 Rev4), a detailed landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of all retained and removed hedgerows, replacement native planting, tree and shrub species, planting sizes and densities, wildflower seeding, planting methodology and a five-year maintenance and replacement programme. The approved scheme shall be implemented during the first planting season following completion or occupation of the development, whichever occurs first.
Reason: To conserve and enhance the natural beauty, character and visual amenity of the Mendip Hills National Landscape and to accord with Policies D19 and D20 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
13
Prior to the commencement of development, details of the proposed frontage boundary treatment, including the extent of hedgerow retention, removal and replacement planting, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved details shall thereafter be fully implemented and retained.
Reason: To conserve important landscape features within the Mendip Hills National Landscape and to accord with Policies D19 and D20 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
14
No external lighting shall be installed until details of a scheme of external lighting have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall demonstrate that lighting is directed only onto the application site and minimises light spill onto adjoining land and ecological features. The approved lighting shall be installed and thereafter retained in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To protect residential amenity, biodiversity interests and the dark landscape character of the Mendip Hills National Landscape in accordance with Policies D19, D20, D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
15
The dwellings hereby permitted shall be planned, built and first occupied in accordance with the definition of 'self-build and custom housebuilding' as defined in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended).
Reason: In order to secure the dwelling as a self-build development in the interests of biodiversity net gain exemption.
16
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification, no development permitted by Schedule 2, Part 1 Classes A - E, nor any gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure permitted by Schedule 2, Part 2 Class A, shall be carried out without the prior grant of planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the development and the Mendip Hills National Landscape in accordance with Policies D2, D19 and D25 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.
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