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Willow Bridge Farm Cottage Lower Godney Godney Wells BA5 1RZ

2017/1281/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 13 July 2017

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extensions to rear of an existing building, Change of Use of land from agricultural to residential

Received
12 May 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West
  1. Received12 May
  2. Validated23 May
  3. Consult.21 Jun
  4. Target18 Jul
  5. Decided13 Jul

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Willow Bridge Farm Cottage Lower Godney Godney Wells BA5 1RZ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 13 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,946 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
23 May 2017
Consultation expiry
21 June 2017
Consultation start
31 May 2017
Consultation end
21 June 2017
Neighbour consultation start
31 May 2017
Neighbour consultation end
21 June 2017
Target decision date
18 July 2017
Decision issued
14 July 2017
Permission expires
14 July 2020

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-06057113
Documents
9
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium 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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© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2017
    12 May

    Extensions to rear of an existing building, Change of Use of land from agricultural to residential

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFull2017/1281/FUL
  2. 2017
    12 May

    Erection of a Dutch Barn (amended drawing received)

    Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationFiled alongside2017/1282/FUL

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    9 May

    Extension to the rear of an existing dwelling

    Approval with ConditionsHouseholder2018/1117/HSE

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