Job Centre 46 Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PQ
Approved on 2 March 2023
Council decision: TCA ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch - Cut back from property by 1.5m, Crown lift to 3m, T2 - Silver Birch -Crown lift to 3m
- Received
- 31 January 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Central (Historic)
- Agent
- Gristwood and Toms Limited
- ReceivedReceived31 Jan
- ValidatedValidated1 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date15 Mar
- DecidedDecided2 Mar
Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Job Centre 46 Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PQ. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 3 weeks quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.
96% of trees 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 2PQ
- Application type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 February 2023
- Target decision date
- 15 March 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Gristwood and Toms Limited
- Agent address
- Unit 12 The Beacon Centre Solar Way Solstice Park Amesbury SP47SZ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11887666
- Documents
- 8
- 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: WellsPart of the site
- 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.
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