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37 Lethbridge Road Wells BA5 2FW

2019/1471/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 23 August 2019

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of the single garage to turn it into a utility room and study.

Received
13 June 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells St Cuthberts (Historic)
  1. Received13 Jun
  2. Validated19 Jul
  3. Consult.20 Aug
  4. Target13 Sep
  5. Decided23 Aug

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 37 Lethbridge Road Wells BA5 2FW. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 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.

92% 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 2FW
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 July 2019
Consultation expiry
20 August 2019
Consultation start
26 July 2019
Consultation end
20 August 2019
Neighbour consultation start
23 July 2019
Neighbour consultation end
13 August 2019
Last date for comments
13 August 2019
Target decision date
13 September 2019
Decision issued
29 August 2019
Permission expires
29 August 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07926244
Documents
12
Constraints
2

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
  • 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 (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.

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.

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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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