The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD

2023/1215/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 21 December 2023

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Replace existing copper roof coverings & box gutters with new copper. Reslate slate skirtings. Record and deconstruct 2no chimney stacks & rebuild. Undertake general vegetation clearance & repointing of parapet walls internally.

Received: 28 June 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 4
Council: Mendip
Ward: Wells Division
Agent: Savills UK Ltd

ReceivedReceived28 Jun
ValidatedValidated28 Jun
Consult.Consultation31 Jul
TargetTarget Date23 Aug
DecidedDecided21 Dec

Decided in 176 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. This one was decided in 176 days, 18 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 28 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 2PD
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 June 2023
Consultation expiry: 1 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 31 July 2023
Target decision date: 23 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Savills UK Ltd
Agent address: Savills UK Ltd 17 Dixs Field Sterling Court Exeter EX1 1QA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 17 August 2023
Site notice end: 1 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12269508
Documents: 18
Constraints: 21

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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
Listed building: Grade I: Gatehouse and Boundary Wall With Bridge Over MoatOn this site · +13 more
Scheduled monument: Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well housePart of the site
Registered park and garden: Bishops Palace, 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 (17)

flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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Associated applications

2026
19 Aug
Approval of details reserved by Condition 3 (Details of chimney recording and dismantling) and Condition 6…
PendingDischarge of conditions2026/1589/APP
2023
28 Jun
Replace existing copper roof coverings & box gutters with new copper. Reslate slate skirtings. Record and…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent2023/1215/LBC
2023
27 Jun
Form new copper roof covering over existing asphalt roof to the Oratory Roof.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside2023/1203/LBC

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mendip

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