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  • Application Number: 31/25/00014
  • Parish/Town Council: Lympsham

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Application Registered:
Comments Welcome By:
27/09/2025
Application Decided:
17/11/2025

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Type:
Full Planning Permission
Location:
Chestnut Cottage, Purving Row Lane, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, BS24 0ED
Proposal:
Change of Use of summer house to self-contained holiday unit (B&B) (Retrospective).
Case Officer:
Shanta Parsons
Registered Date:
19/08/2025
Applicant:
Mrs K Margetts
Applicant Address:
Chestnut Cottage Purving Row Lane Eastertown Weston super Mare BS240ED
Consultation Start Date:
03/11/2025
Earliest Decision Date:
27/09/2025
Committee Date:
11/11/2025
Decision Level:
Committee
Decision:
Granted Permission
Decision Date:
17/11/2025

Conditions and Reasons

Number
Condition
Complied Date
1
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.
2
a) The holiday accommodation hereby permitted shall be used for holiday accommodation only and shall not be occupied as a person's sole or main residence. In any other case the accommodation shall be occupied as ancillary accommodation to the principle dwelling known as Chestnut Cottage. b) Where the building is occupied as a holiday let the site operators and owners shall maintain a comprehensive up to date register of the names of the owners/occupiers, including their guests, of individual holiday lets on site and evidence of their main home addresses and dates of occupation of the holiday accommodation and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the local Planning Authority. Reason: The accommodation is of a size and location where independent residential development would not be acceptable and in the interests of providing an economic benefit through a tourism use in accordance and D17 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan.
3
The development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted flood risk assessment (ref Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) by JOFLOWS Document Ref JOF0179-RP-FRA-001 REV 01 and FRA Addendum by Mr. and Mrs. Margetts) and the following mitigation measures it details: • Finished floor levels shall be set no lower than 300mm above existing ground levels (FFL 5.95mAOD). • Electrical sockets, gas and stored goods will be raised above 6.54m AOD. These mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and subsequently in accordance with the scheme's timing/ phasing arrangements. The measures detailed above shall be retained and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development. Reason: To reduce the risk of flooding to the proposed development and future occupants in accordance with Policy D1 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.
4
The development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted Flood Warning Evacuation Strategy (FWES) (ref FWES by Mr. and Mrs. Margetts) and the following mitigation measures it details: • Safe refuge designated as the first floor of Chestnut Cottage. • Roles and Responsibilities. • Guest Communication. • Evacuation Procedure. • Vulnerable and Mobility-Impaired Guests. • Staff Training and Drills. • Review and Maintenance (Every 2 years or immediately following a flood incident). • Compliance with policy. The measures detailed in the above sections from the submitted supporting FWES shall be retained and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development. Reason: To reduce the risk of flooding to the proposed development/future occupants and allow for timely evacuation prior to a flood event to accord with Policy D1 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

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