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Wells Cathedral School 15 North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2ST

2021/2573/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 September 2022

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alteration to existing site access, formal definition of ancillary car parking area, and erection of reception building.

Received
11 November 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells St Thomas (Historic)
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.29 Dec
  4. Target20 Jan
  5. Decided20 Sep

Decided in 299 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Wells Cathedral School 15 North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2ST. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 313 days, 38 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

93% 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 2ST
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2021
Consultation expiry
18 January 2022
Neighbour consultation end
29 December 2021
Target decision date
20 January 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
6 January 2022
Site notice end
18 January 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10339303
Documents
27
Constraints
11

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Wells
  • Listed building: Grade II: 11, the LibertyOn this site · +10 more
  • 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 (19)

flood storage 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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    26 Feb

    See Tree Condition Assessment for specification of works.

    ApprovedWorks/Felling of TPO Trees2026/0446/TPO
  2. 2026
    26 Feb

    See Tree Condition Assessment for specification of works.

    ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CA2026/0389/TCA
  3. 2024
    29 Apr

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Joinery Details) on planning consent 2023/1842/LBC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/0781/APP
  4. 2024
    24 Jan

    T4- Ash - Fell

    ApprovedWorks/Felling of TPO Trees2024/0126/TPO
  5. 2023
    26 Sep

    Reinstate archway into courtyard and creation of new archway to match existing. Remove attic store, replace…

    ApprovedListed building consent2023/1842/LBC
  6. 2023
    26 Sep

    Re-instate archway into courtyard, landscaping, removal of timber decking and new opening to match adj…

    ApprovedFull Application2023/1841/FUL

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