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The Old Coach House Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG

2021/0800/CLECertificate of Use ExistingApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 9 September 2021

Council decision: Development is LawfulDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawful existing use of building as dwellinghouse (C3)

Received
6 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
St Cuthbert Out North (Historic)
  1. Received6 Apr
  2. Validated6 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Jun
  5. Decided9 Sep

Decided in 156 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at The Old Coach House Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG. Mendip has handled 278 applications of this type. This one was decided in 156 days, 15 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

76% of amendment 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 3AG
Application type
Certificate of Use Existing
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 April 2021
Target decision date
1 June 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Paul A Kellett
Agent address
Mendip View Cold Nose Lane Bagley Wedmore Somerset BS28 4TG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Walcombe FarmhouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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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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