78 High Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AJ
Approved on 24 November 2023
Council decision: ApprovalChair/Vice Chair
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Proposal
Change of use of a vacant shop previously used as a Subway to a traditional kebab house
- Received
- 25 January 2023
- Decision level
- Chair/Vice Chair
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Agent
- KSD Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived25 Jan
- ValidatedValidated26 Apr
- Consult.Consultation18 May
- TargetTarget Date21 Jun
- DecidedDecided24 Nov
Decided in 212 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 78 High Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AJ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 303 days, 36 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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 2AJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 April 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 18 May 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 21 June 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- KSD Architecture Ltd
- Architect profile
- KSD ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- KSD Architecture Ltd 12 Cathedral Rd Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9LJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 April 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11866817
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 16
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202413 Nov
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Materials - Hand Painted Sign) on listed building consent…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/2060/APP - 20246 Sep
Proposed hand painted signage to west elevation & signage lettering to be fixed to existing sign board above…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent2024/1587/ADV - 20243 Jun
New shopfront & entrance door, signage to side elevation & internal ground floor partition.
ApprovedListed building consent2024/0990/LBC - 202318 Apr
Change of use of a vacant shop previously used as a Subway to a traditional kebab house
ApprovedListed building consent2023/0682/LBC
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