Elim Connect Centre Portway Wells Somerset BA5 2BE
Approved on 19 December 2016
Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Building refurbishments and internal re configurations including the formation of a part mezzanine floor within the existing central double height hall and the construction of 2 No. small single storey rear infill extensions to the perimeter of the site
- Received
- 5 August 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Central
- Agent
- Wotton Donoghue Architects
- ReceivedReceived5 Aug
- ValidatedValidated10 Oct
- Consult.Consultation7 Nov
- TargetTarget Date5 Dec
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 70 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Elim Connect Centre Portway Wells Somerset BA5 2BE. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 12 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.
92% 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 2BE
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 October 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 10 November 2016
- Consultation start
- 17 October 2016
- Consultation end
- 7 November 2016
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 October 2016
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 November 2016
- Target decision date
- 5 December 2016
- Permission expires
- 19 December 2019
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Wotton Donoghue Architects
- Agent address
- 45 Oakfield Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2AX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 27 October 2016
- Advertisement expiry
- 10 November 2016
- Site notice start
- 20 October 2016
- Site notice end
- 10 November 2016
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-05281854
- Documents
- 21
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Wells
- 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 (20)
flood storage 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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