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Walcombe Farm Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG

2015/3085/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 21 December 2016

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsWard Member

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion and extension of barn and stables to form a dwellinghouse (amended plans Aug 2016)

Received
23 December 2015
Decision level
Ward Member
Public comments
5
Council
Mendip
Ward
St Cuthbert Out North
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.12 Sep
  4. Target21 Jun
  5. Decided21 Dec

Decided in 239 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Walcombe Farm Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 364 days, 45 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 3AG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 April 2016
Consultation expiry
12 September 2016
Consultation start
28 October 2016
Consultation end
12 September 2016
Neighbour consultation start
28 October 2016
Neighbour consultation end
12 September 2016
Target decision date
21 June 2016
Committee meeting
9 November 2016
Decision issued
22 December 2016
Permission expires
22 December 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Pointcloud Consult
Agent address
Unit 10, Rookery Farm Roemead Road Binegar Radstock BA3 4UL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 May 2016
Advertisement expiry
26 May 2016
Site notice start
12 May 2016
Site notice end
2 June 2016

Additional information

Documents
10
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
  • National Landscape (AONB): Mendip Hills

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.

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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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