12 Vicars Close Wells Somerset BA5 2UH
Approved on 15 November 2023
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from C3 Dwelling Houses to F1 (C) Museums.
- Received
- 20 January 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Division
- ReceivedReceived20 Jan
- ValidatedValidated20 Jan
- Consult.Consultation10 Feb
- TargetTarget Date17 Mar
- DecidedDecided15 Nov
Decided in 299 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 12 Vicars Close Wells Somerset BA5 2UH. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 299 days, 36 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Wells Division. 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 2UH
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 January 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 27 April 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 February 2023
- Target decision date
- 17 March 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- benjamin + beauchamp
- Agent address
- Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects The Borough Studios The Borough Wedmore BS28 4EB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 27 April 2023
- Site notice end
- 13 April 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11769194
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 12
Site 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: Mendip
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