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Tor Barn, Lower Godney, Wells, Somerset BA5 1RZ

2012/2716Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 4 April 2013

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Operational development in connection with boundary alterations and creating of parking area in seperation of host property and studio/office.

Received
12 November 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided4 Apr

Decided in 136 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Tor Barn, Lower Godney, Wells, Somerset BA5 1RZ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 143 days, 13 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 1RZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Godney Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2012
Target decision date
14 January 2013
Permission expires
4 April 2016

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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 (21)

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, 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2012
    4 Apr

    Proposed single storey extension to existing garage/studio.

    Approval with ConditionsHouseholder2012/0899

Source: Mendip

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