Underwood Quarry Wookey Hole Road Wells Somerset BA5 1AE

2013/2121/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 28 February 2014

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of building to provide an indoor Radar testing facility to complement the existing outdoor Radar testing facility at Underwood Quarry, Wells, including associated works.

Received: 26 October 2013
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: Mendip
Ward: St Cuthbert Out North

ReceivedReceived26 Oct
ValidatedValidated5 Nov
Consult.Consultation18 Dec
TargetTarget Date4 Feb
DecidedDecided28 Feb

Decided in 115 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Underwood Quarry Wookey Hole Road Wells Somerset BA5 1AE. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 125 days, 11 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,945 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 1AE
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 November 2013
Consultation expiry: 27 December 2013
Consultation start: 27 November 2013
Consultation end: 18 December 2013
Target decision date: 4 February 2014
Permission expires: 28 February 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent: Jones Lang LaSalle
Agent address: Jones Lang LaSalle 40 Berkeley Square BS8 1HU Bristol Bristol, City of BS8 1HU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 5 December 2013
Advertisement expiry: 19 December 2013
Site notice start: 6 December 2013
Site notice end: 27 December 2013

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-02957294
Documents: 11
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +1 more
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 (20)

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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

2015
16 Dec
Application for a non material amendment following grant of planning permission 2013/2121/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment2015/3002/NMA
2015
9 Sep
Minor amendments to the building granted planning permission under reference 2013/2121/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment2015/2135/NMA
2013
26 Oct
Erection of building to provide an indoor Radar testing facility to complement the existing outdoor Radar…
This applicationApproval with ConditionsFull2013/2121/FUL

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