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Unit 2 Baybrook Farm Lower Godney Godney Wells Somerset BA5 1RZ

2021/2681/PARPrior App CoU Retail to ResidentialAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval for a proposed change of use from Commercial (Use Class E) to a Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

Received
22 November 2021
Decision due
17 January 2022
Public comments
3
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West
Agent
GSH Architects Ltd
  1. Received22 Nov
  2. Validated22 Nov
  3. Consult.21 Dec
  4. Target17 Jan
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 21 December.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (10)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Unit 2 Baybrook Farm Lower Godney Godney Wells Somerset BA5 1RZ. Mendip has handled 535 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 November 2021 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

77% of outline 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 1RZ
Application type
Prior App CoU Retail to Residential
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Godney Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 November 2021
Consultation expiry
21 December 2021
Neighbour consultation end
21 December 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
GSH Architects Ltd
Architect profile
GSH ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
17 Vicars Close Wells Somerset BA5 2UJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
6

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.

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