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72 Portway Wells Somerset BA5 2BP

2020/2595/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 24 February 2021

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 1no 2 bed dwelling.

Received
17 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
15
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells St Cuthberts (Historic)
Agent
Shattock Associates
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated12 Jan
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target9 Mar
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 72 Portway Wells Somerset BA5 2BP. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 2BP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 January 2021
Consultation expiry
10 February 2021
Consultation start
13 January 2021
Consultation end
10 February 2021
Neighbour consultation start
13 January 2021
Neighbour consultation end
3 February 2021
Last date for comments
10 February 2021
Target decision date
9 March 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shattock Associates
Agent address
Cliff View House Long Street Croscombe BA5 3QQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3276024
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 7 September 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09351196
Documents
39
Constraints
4

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.

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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    20 Apr

    Erection of a dwelling

    WithdrawnFull Application2020/0802/FUL

Source: Mendip

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