Willow Bridge Farm Lower Godney Godney Wells BA5 1RZ

2016/2233/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 25 October 2016

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Amendment to application previously granted planning approval (2015/2195/FUL)Demolish existing structurally unsafe dwelling and erect 2 no. new houses and garages

Received: 2 September 2016
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 4
Council: Mendip
Ward: Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West

ReceivedReceived2 Sep
ValidatedValidated2 Sep
Consult.Consultation6 Oct
TargetTarget Date28 Oct
DecidedDecided25 Oct

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Willow Bridge Farm Lower Godney Godney Wells BA5 1RZ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1RZ
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Godney Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 September 2016
Consultation expiry: 6 October 2016
Consultation start: 15 September 2016
Consultation end: 6 October 2016
Neighbour consultation start: 15 September 2016
Neighbour consultation end: 6 October 2016
Target decision date: 28 October 2016
Decision issued: 27 October 2016
Permission expires: 27 October 2019

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-05453389
Documents: 8

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

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 (21)

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, 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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Associated applications

2016
2 Sep
Amendment to application previously granted planning approval (2015/2195/FUL
This applicationApproval with ConditionsFull2016/2233/FUL
2015
17 Sep
Demolish existing structurally unsafe dwelling and erect 2 no. new houses and garages (amended information…
Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationPart of2015/2195/FUL

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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

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