Wells Museum 8 Cathedral Green Wells Somerset BA5 2UE
Approved on 6 January 2022
Council decision: TCA ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 Goat Willow- Remove
- Received
- 2 December 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Central (Historic)
- Agent
- Whitebeam Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived2 Dec
- ValidatedValidated2 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Jan
- DecidedDecided6 Jan
Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Wells Museum 8 Cathedral Green Wells Somerset BA5 2UE. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.
96% of trees 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 2UE
- Application type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 December 2021
- Target decision date
- 13 January 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Whitebeam Tree Services
- Agent address
- Whitebeam Tree Services 48 Manor Court Easton Wells BA5 1ER
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10442059
- Documents
- 3
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Wells
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202513 Oct
Erection of 3m x 1m PVC banner with the name & logo of the museum on wall of building.
PendingListed building consent2025/1858/LBC - 20258 Jul
Installation of a 3m x 1m PVC banner with a fixed galvanised steel frame on side elevation.
PendingAdvertisement consent2025/1274/ADV - 202419 Jan
T1 - Magnolia Grandiflora - Prune and remove vertical limbs to previous pruning points and prune lateral…
ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CA2024/0089/TCA - 20227 Apr
To affix a plaque onto the frontage of Wells Museum
ApprovedListed building consent2022/0720/LBC
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