Lidl Great Britain Ltd Strawberry Way South Wells Somerset BA5 2AZ

2022/0273/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 4 July 2023

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of Class E(a) retail store, car parking and servicing areas, cycle path, landscaping and associated works following demolition of existing buildings.

Received: 10 February 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 19
Council: Mendip
Ward: Wells Division
Agent: Plan A (North West) Limited

ReceivedReceived10 Feb
ValidatedValidated7 Mar
Consult.Consultation19 Apr
TargetTarget Date6 Jun
DecidedDecided4 Jul

Decided in 484 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Lidl Great Britain Ltd Strawberry Way South Wells Somerset BA5 2AZ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 509 days, 66 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Wells Division. 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 2AZ
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 March 2022
Consultation expiry: 19 April 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 19 April 2022
Target decision date: 6 June 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: Plan A (North West) Limited
Agent address: 32 Aughton Road Southport PR8 2AG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 7 April 2022
Site notice end: 2 April 2022

Appeal history

3309626

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 9 June 2023Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11001434
Documents: 117
Constraints: 21

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
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 (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.

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2 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mendip

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