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23 East Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2SZ

2023/0767/LBCListed Building ConsentWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 15 June 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of internal partition walls in basement to form bedroom and en-suite, new doors and windows and additional external light grills to be installed.

Received
1 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
  1. Received1 May
  2. Validated5 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Jun
  5. Decided15 Jun

Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 23 East Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2SZ. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 45 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

82% of heritage 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 2SZ
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 May 2023
Consultation expiry
8 June 2023
Target decision date
30 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
db + PAUL
Agent address
Db + PAUL 27/29 St Cuthbert Street Wells BA5 2AW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
8 June 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12105270
Documents
13
Constraints
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: WellsPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II*: 23, the LibertyOn this site · +3 more
  • 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.

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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mendip

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