Project Overview

The proposals form the last part of an allocated employment gateway site, known as Wincanton services. The application was for the development of a café and drive-through for a well-known franchise, as well as several commercial/retail units. Due to the nature of the application and the location of the development, the proposals had to demonstrate there would be no adverse impact on the town centre of Wincanton. 

Planning officers agreed that the out-of-town retail provision was acceptable through the application of conditions to restrict certain uses of the commercial/retail building, whilst still allowing the clients sufficient flexibility to be able to offer the units to a great range of potential occupiers and operators.

Our Role

We prepared a detailed planning application for the development to be submitted to South Somerset District Council, which included coordinating a retail impact assessment, highways, drainage and ecology work. After successfully negotiating a highways objection and other comments from the LPA, permission was granted for the scheme in January 2022.