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25 Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UG

2022/1487/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 11 November 2022

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal alterations, change and introduction of fenestration, conversion of store to library and creation of mezzanine.

Received
21 July 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Central (Historic)
Agent
Hill Reading Architects
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.18 Aug
  4. Target22 Sep
  5. Decided11 Nov

Decided in 106 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 25 Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UG. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 113 days, 9 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 2 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 1UG
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2022
Consultation expiry
18 August 2022
Neighbour consultation end
18 August 2022
Target decision date
22 September 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hill Reading Architects
Architect profile
HILL READING ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Hill Reading Architects Coach House Studio 34A Chamberlain Street Wells BA5 2PJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11412621
Documents
11
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Wells
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    19 Jan

    Non-material amendment to permission 2022/1487/HSE

    RefusedNon-material amendmentAmendment2024/0092/NMA
  2. 2022
    21 Jul

    Internal alterations, change and introduction of fenestration, conversion of store to library and creation of…

    This applicationApprovedFull2022/1487/HSE

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