Walcombe Farm Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG

2016/2084/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 14 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

Received: 10 August 2016
Decision level: Ward Member
Public comments: 3
Council: Mendip
Ward: St Cuthbert Out North

ReceivedReceived10 Aug
ValidatedValidated10 Aug
Consult.Consultation9 Sep
TargetTarget Date5 Oct
DecidedDecided14 Dec

Decided in 126 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a new dwelling at Walcombe Farm Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 11 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.

82% of heritage 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: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 August 2016
Consultation expiry: 15 September 2016
Consultation start: 28 October 2016
Consultation end: 9 September 2016
Neighbour consultation start: 28 October 2016
Neighbour consultation end: 9 September 2016
Target decision date: 5 October 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: 25 August 2016
Advertisement expiry: 8 September 2016
Site notice start: 25 August 2016
Site notice end: 15 September 2016

Additional information

Documents: 6
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
Listed building: Grade II: Walcombe FarmhouseOn this 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 (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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2016
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This applicationApproval with ConditionsListed building consent2016/2084/LBC

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

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