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Myrtle Farm Milton Lane Wookey Hole Wells Somerset BA5 1DG

2015/1941/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 19 October 2015

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Renovation and extension of derelict cottage to form holiday let.

Received
11 August 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Council
Mendip
Ward
St Cuthbert Out North
  1. Received11 Aug
  2. Validated18 Aug
  3. Consult.25 Sep
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided19 Oct

Decided in 62 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Myrtle Farm Milton Lane Wookey Hole Wells Somerset BA5 1DG. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There have been 11 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 1DG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 August 2015
Consultation expiry
1 October 2015
Consultation start
4 September 2015
Consultation end
25 September 2015
Neighbour consultation start
4 September 2015
Neighbour consultation end
25 September 2015
Target decision date
13 October 2015
Permission expires
19 October 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The White House Titlands Lane Wookey Hole Wells Somerset BA5 1BD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
10 September 2015
Site notice end
1 October 2015

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
3

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
  • National Landscape (AONB): Mendip Hills
  • 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    14 Jul

    Proposed demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of single storey extension to provide…

    PendingListed building consent2026/1340/LBC
  2. 2026
    14 Jul

    Proposed demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of single storey extension to provide…

    PendingHouseholder2026/1339/HSE
  3. 2025
    21 Oct

    Proposed demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of single storey extension

    WithdrawnListed building consent2025/1907/LBC
  4. 2025
    21 Oct

    Proposed demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of single storey extension

    WithdrawnHouseholder2025/1906/HSE
  5. 2023
    3 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 7(Access) 8(Parking and Turning Areas) 10(Cycle Parking)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2023/1885/APP
  6. 2022
    9 Aug

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (External Lighting), 13 (Provision for Swallows) and 17 (Joinery…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2022/1597/APP

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