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Myrtle Farm Milton Lane Wookey Hole Wells Somerset

2022/1138/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 12 May 2023

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 1no. three bedroom detached dwelling

Received
30 May 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
4
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
  1. Received30 May
  2. Validated14 Jul
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target8 Sep
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 302 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Myrtle Farm Milton Lane Wookey Hole Wells Somerset. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 347 days, 43 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Mendip West Division.

93% 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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 July 2022
Consultation expiry
24 April 2023
Neighbour consultation end
24 April 2023
Target decision date
8 September 2022
Committee meeting
2 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The White House Titlands Lane Wookey Hole Wells BA5 1BD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
29 December 2022

Additional information

Documents
16
Constraints
9

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
  • National Landscape (AONB): Mendip Hills
  • 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 (20)

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, 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    3 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 7(Access) 8(Parking and Turning Areas) 10(Cycle Parking)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2023/1885/APP
  2. 2022
    9 Aug

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (External Lighting), 13 (Provision for Swallows) and 17 (Joinery…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2022/1597/APP
  3. 2022
    15 Mar

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 9 - (Visibility Splay), 14 - (Surface Water Drainage System), 15…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2022/0613/APP
  4. 2021
    20 Sep

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 15 (materials schedule), 16 (sample…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions2021/2228/APP
  5. 2020
    31 Mar

    Proposed demolition of existing barns and the construction of five permanent dwellings including new access…

    Approval with ConditionsFull Application2020/0689/FUL
  6. 2018
    17 Jan

    Proposed demolition of existing barns and the construction of five holiday cottages including new access and…

    Approval with ConditionsFull Application2018/0114/FUL

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