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Myrtle Farm Milton Lane Wookey Hole Wells BA5 1DG

2018/0114/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 4 July 2018

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed demolition of existing barns and the construction of five holiday cottages including new access and parking (additional drainage information and revised plans received 16/5/18).

Received
17 January 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
11
Council
Mendip
Ward
St Cuthbert Out North (Historic)
  1. Received17 Jan
  2. Validated29 Jan
  3. Consult.7 Mar
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided4 Jul

Decided in 156 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Myrtle Farm Milton Lane Wookey Hole Wells BA5 1DG. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 168 days, 17 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 1DG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 January 2018
Consultation expiry
30 March 2018
Consultation start
14 February 2018
Consultation end
7 March 2018
Neighbour consultation start
14 February 2018
Neighbour consultation end
7 March 2018
Target decision date
26 March 2018
Permission expires
4 July 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
clarkedesign
Agent address
The White House Wookey Hole BA5 1BD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 February 2018
Advertisement expiry
8 March 2018
Site notice start
9 March 2018
Site notice end
30 March 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06669948
Documents
19
Constraints
3

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
  • National Landscape (AONB): Mendip Hills
  • 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, 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    3 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 7(Access) 8(Parking and Turning Areas) 10(Cycle Parking)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2023/1885/APP
  2. 2022
    9 Aug

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (External Lighting), 13 (Provision for Swallows) and 17 (Joinery…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2022/1597/APP
  3. 2022
    30 May

    Erection of 1no. three bedroom detached dwelling

    ApprovedFull Application2022/1138/FUL
  4. 2022
    15 Mar

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 9 - (Visibility Splay), 14 - (Surface Water Drainage System), 15…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2022/0613/APP
  5. 2021
    20 Sep

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 15 (materials schedule), 16 (sample…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions2021/2228/APP
  6. 2020
    31 Mar

    Proposed demolition of existing barns and the construction of five permanent dwellings including new access…

    Approval with ConditionsFull Application2020/0689/FUL

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