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36 Balch Road Wells BA5 2BZ

2016/2218/OTAOutline - All Matters ReservedRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 7 November 2016

Council decision: RefusalWard Member

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Development at rear of 32 - 36 Balch Road, Wells to provide 4no 2 bedroom houses with parking and gardens

Received
1 September 2016
Decision level
Ward Member
Public comments
3
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells St Cuthberts
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated12 Sep
  3. Consult.11 Oct
  4. Target7 Nov
  5. Decided7 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at 36 Balch Road Wells BA5 2BZ. Mendip has handled 535 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 3 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

77% of outline 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 2BZ
Application type
Outline - All Matters Reserved
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 September 2016
Consultation expiry
11 October 2016
Consultation start
20 September 2016
Consultation end
11 October 2016
Neighbour consultation start
20 September 2016
Neighbour consultation end
11 October 2016
Target decision date
7 November 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
dp + PAUL
Agent address
db + PAUL 27/29 St Cuthbert Street Wells BA5 2AW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05448089
Documents
4
Constraints
1

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
  • Brownfield land register: Land to r/o 32-36 Balch Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2BZRegister site at or near this address
  • 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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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.

Source: Mendip

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