Hollow Tree Farm, Launcherley, Nr Wells, BA5 1QJ
Refused on 17 November 2010
Council decision: RefusalWard Member
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Proposal
Conversion and extension of former milking parlour to form a holiday let.
- Received
- 25 August 2010
- Decision level
- Ward Member
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West
- ReceivedReceived25 Aug
- ValidatedValidated23 Sep
- Consult.Consultation17 Nov
- TargetTarget Date18 Nov
- DecidedDecided17 Nov
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Hollow Tree Farm, Launcherley, Nr Wells, BA5 1QJ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 5 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.
93% of full applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BA5 1QJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 September 2010
- Last date for comments
- 17 November 2010
- Target decision date
- 18 November 2010
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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2 other applications at this property, newest first.
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