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21 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

2021/2378/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 17 December 2021

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed window and door in lieu of garage door. Garage to be used as studio/workshop ancillary to the house.

Received
19 October 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Central (Historic)
  1. Received19 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.19 Nov
  4. Target23 Dec
  5. Decided17 Dec

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 21 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 10 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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 1SU
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2021
Consultation expiry
19 November 2021
Neighbour consultation end
19 November 2021
Target decision date
23 December 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
db & paul
Agent address
D B & Paul 27 St. Cuthbert Street WELLS BA5 2AW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10309780
Documents
7
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: WellsPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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 (20)

flood storage 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.

Source: Mendip

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