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34 Knowle Lane Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LB

2023/0580/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 22 June 2023

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Two storey rear and side extension.

Received
31 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated4 May
  3. Consult.30 May
  4. Target29 Jun
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 34 Knowle Lane Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LB. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 5 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Mendip West Division. 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 1LB
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wookey Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 May 2023
Consultation expiry
30 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
30 May 2023
Target decision date
29 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
We Plan Your Extension
Agent address
We Plan Your Extension Meadow Rise Plud Street Wedmore BS28 4BH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12063766
Documents
12
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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