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Hollow Tree Farm Woodford Road Launcherley Wells Somerset BA5 1QJ

2022/0652/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 26 May 2022

Council decision: RefusalWard Member

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of a new roof over existing annexe to create a bedroom

Received
31 March 2022
Decision level
Ward Member
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West (Historic)
Agent
Tor Architectural Services
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.4 May
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided26 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Hollow Tree Farm Woodford Road Launcherley Wells Somerset BA5 1QJ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
BA5 1QJ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2022
Consultation expiry
4 May 2022
Neighbour consultation end
4 May 2022
Target decision date
26 May 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tor Architectural Services
Architect profile
TOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
Agent address
60 West End Street BA16 0LW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11158978
Documents
7
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

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