The Old School House, Church Street, Croscombe, Wells BA5 3QS
Proposal
Proposed felling of a tree in a Conservation Area (and replacement planting)
- Received
- 7 June 2012
- Decided
- 31 July 2012 · No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Croscombe And Pilton
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- ReceivedReceived7 Jun
- ValidatedValidated22 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Aug
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at The Old School House, Church Street, Croscombe, Wells BA5 3QS. Mendip has handled 775 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 47 days. This one was decided in 54 days, 7 days longer than Mendip's median. The site is in the Croscombe conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,930 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202525 Feb
Magnolia tree crown to receive a modest reduction in size.
PendingWorks/Felling Trees in a CA2025/0344/TCA - 202412 Aug
Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Re-Pointing) on listed building consent 2022/1215/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/1428/APP - 202326 Sep
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Joinery details) on listed building consent…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2023/1831/APP - 202214 Jun
Erection of entrance porch and mezzanine and refurbishment.
ApprovedListed building consent2022/1215/LBC - 202214 Jun
Erection of entrance porch and mezzanine and refurbishment.
ApprovedHouseholder2022/1214/HSE - 202125 May
T1 - Bay - Fell
ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CA2021/1323/TCA - 202113 Apr
Erection of a new entrance porch, installation of a mezzanine gallery, replace window with door, infill…
WithdrawnFull Application2021/0940/FUL - 202113 Apr
Erection of a new entrance porch, installation of a mezzanine gallery, replace window with door, infill…
WithdrawnListed building consent2021/0941/LBC - 201420 Nov
Demolition and rebuilding of existing chimney.
Approval with ConditionsListed building consent2014/2467/LBC - 20148 Nov
New pitched roof to replace a single storey flat roof and the installation of three rooflights, and internal…
ApprovedHouseholder2014/2340/HSE - 20148 Nov
New pitched roof to replace a single storey flat roof and the installation of three rooflights, and internal…
ApprovedListed building consent2014/2341/LBC - 200617 Nov
Felling of 6 trees within a conservation area (DEL)
ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CA110779/001PG29
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Croscombe
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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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