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9 Silver Street Wells Somerset BA5 1UN

2023/0020/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 27 March 2023

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey rear extension and glazed veranda, first floor extension, utilisation of the existing terrace to form a balcony, a proposedreplacement terrace to the second floor, alterations to the fenestration and internal alterations

Received
6 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Central (Historic)
Agent
Hill Reading Architects
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.22 Feb
  4. Target3 Mar
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 80 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 9 Silver Street Wells Somerset BA5 1UN. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 4 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.

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 1UN
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2023
Consultation expiry
22 February 2023
Neighbour consultation end
22 February 2023
Target decision date
3 March 2023

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 Somerset BA5 2PJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
16 February 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11819596
Documents
14
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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

Source: Mendip

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