1 Orchard Lea Wells BA5 2LZ
Approved on 27 April 2020
Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of single-storey side extension and existing front porch & erection of a two-storey side extension & single storey extension to rear, new pitched roof to existing garage and new porch to front. Install dropped kerb to enable new driveway access.
- Received
- 13 March 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells St Thomas (Historic)
- ReceivedReceived13 Mar
- ValidatedValidated13 Mar
- Consult.Consultation15 Apr
- TargetTarget Date8 May
- DecidedDecided27 Apr
Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Orchard Lea Wells BA5 2LZ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 4 days quicker 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 2LZ
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 March 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 15 April 2020
- Consultation start
- 25 March 2020
- Consultation end
- 15 April 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 18 March 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 8 April 2020
- Last date for comments
- 8 April 2020
- Target decision date
- 8 May 2020
- Permission expires
- 27 April 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- BiBO
- Agent address
- 41 Trowbridge Road Bradford On Avon BA15 1EE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08584499
- Documents
- 21
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
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.
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Source: Mendip
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