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42 - 42A High Street Wells Somerset BA5 2SN

2021/2914/FULFull ApplicationWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 20 September 2022

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of Use of first & second floors to form 2no. one-bedroom flats and internal alterations to ground floor.

Received
24 December 2021
Public comments
2
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Central (Historic)
Agent
Paul Lunn Architectural Services
  1. Received24 Dec
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.7 Feb
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided20 Sep

Decided in 249 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 42 - 42A High Street Wells Somerset BA5 2SN. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 270 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
BA5 2SN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2022
Consultation expiry
10 March 2022
Neighbour consultation end
7 February 2022
Target decision date
11 March 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Paul Lunn Architectural Services
Architect profile
PAUL LUNN ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED
Agent address
1 Brodie Place Hampton Gardens Peterborough PE7 8QD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
17 February 2022
Site notice end
10 March 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10503729
Documents
16
Constraints
14

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: 42, High StreetOn this site · +5 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

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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.

Associated applications

  1. 2021
    24 Dec

    Change of Use of first & second floors to form 2no. one-bedroom flats and internal alterations to ground…

    This applicationWithdrawnFull2021/2914/FUL
  2. 2021
    24 Dec

    Change of Use of first & second floors to form 2no. one-bedroom flats and internal alterations to ground…

    WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongside2021/2915/LBC

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