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Walcombe Cottage Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG

2021/1650/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 6 October 2021

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of side and rear extension with internal alterations.

Received
20 July 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
St Cuthbert Out North (Historic)
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated18 Aug
  3. Consult.8 Sep
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided6 Oct

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a rear extension at Walcombe Cottage Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 4 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

82% of heritage 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
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 August 2021
Consultation expiry
16 September 2021
Neighbour consultation end
8 September 2021
Target decision date
13 October 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
16 September 2021
Site notice end
11 September 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10048058
Documents
13
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Next to the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Cottage to East of Walcombe HouseOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Mendip Hills

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    20 Jul

    Erection of side and rear extension with internal alterations.

    ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongside2021/1649/HSE
  2. 2021
    20 Jul

    Erection of side and rear extension with internal alterations.

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent2021/1650/LBC

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    10 Mar

    Rear extension joinery & internal layout (retrostpective).

    WithdrawnListed building consent2025/0458/LBC
  2. 2021
    2 Aug

    Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Residential Use C3 and construction of new car parking area

    ApprovedFull Application2021/1750/FUL
  3. 2021
    14 Jan

    Erection of side extension and rear extension and internal alterations.

    Approval with ConditionsListed building consent2021/0099/LBC
  4. 2021
    14 Jan

    Erection of side extension and rear extension and internal alterations

    Approval with ConditionsHouseholder2021/0098/HSE
  5. 2020
    25 Feb

    Erection of a side extension and rear extension.

    Approval with ConditionsHouseholder2020/0412/HSE
  6. 2020
    25 Feb

    Erection of a single storey side extension, rear extension and internal alterations.

    Approval with ConditionsListed building consent2020/0413/LBC

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