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The Gate House The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PB

2022/1296/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Part Change of Use from residential dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Office Use (Class B1(a))

Received
27 June 2022
Decision due
22 August 2022
Public comments
3
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Central
Agent
Architecton Limited
  1. Received27 Jun
  2. Validated27 Jun
  3. Consult.19 Jul
  4. Target22 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Gate House The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PB. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 June 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. 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).

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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 June 2022
Consultation expiry
19 July 2022
Neighbour consultation end
19 July 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Architecton Limited
Architect profile
ARCHITECTON LIMITED
Agent address
18 Park Row Bristol BS1 5LJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11346580
Documents
11
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (17)

flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    27 Jun

    Part Change of Use from residential dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Office Use (Class B1(a))

    This applicationPendingFull2022/1296/FUL
  2. 2022
    27 Jun

    Part Change of Use from residential dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Office Use (Class B1(a)) and replacement of…

    PendingListed building consentFiled alongside2022/1297/LBC

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