1 Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2RN
Proposal
Removal of external ATM, CCTV and signage and making good. Removal of internal componentry, equipment and marketing.
- Received
- 20 January 2023
- Decided
- 30 June 2023 · Approval
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Division
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- ReceivedSubmitted20 Jan
- ValidatedValidated20 Jan
- Consult.Consultation17 Feb
- TargetTarget Date17 Mar
- DecidedDecided30 Jun
Decided in 161 days (council typically 49)
This is a heritage application for signage at 1 Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2RN. Mendip has handled 557 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 78 days. This one was decided in 161 days, 12 weeks longer than Mendip's median. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,908 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202625 Mar
New signage applied to existing shopfront and new kitchen extract.
PendingListed building consent2026/0587/LBC - 202523 Dec
5no. New Fascia Signs and 1no. High Level Projecting Sign at High Level.
PendingAdvertisement consent2025/2289/ADV - 202517 Dec
Application of new shopfront signage at high level to existing fascia. New plant equipment at roof level…
WithdrawnFull Application2025/2257/FUL - 202517 Dec
Application of new shopfront signage at high level to existing fascia. New plant equipment at roof level…
WithdrawnListed building consent2025/2258/LBC - 202418 Apr
Removal of former banks partitions, cash deck and hoist
ApprovedListed building consent2024/0730/LBC - 202222 Dec
Application for a proposed lawful use certificate for change of use from bank to restaurant/coffee shop.
ApprovedCertificate of Proposed Use/Development2022/2469/CLP - 202222 Apr
Installation of 1no. fascia sign (non-illuminated).
ApprovedAdvertisement consent2022/0830/ADV - 202222 Apr
Replacement ATM and Signage.
ApprovedListed building consent2022/0828/LBC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- 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 (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.
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