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Sycamore House 2 Mountery Close Wells Somerset BA5 2QW

2023/1271/TPOWorks/Felling of TPO TreesPermitted

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Reduce overall crown by 2m.

Received
5 July 2023
Decided
2 November 2023 · TPO Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received5 Jul
  2. Validated5 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided2 Nov

Decided in 120 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Mendip97% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Sycamore House 2 Mountery Close Wells Somerset BA5 2QW. Mendip has handled 765 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 47 days. This one was decided in 120 days, 10 weeks longer than Mendip's median. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,908 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2023/1271/TPO
Address
Sycamore House 2 Mountery Close Wells Somerset BA5 2QW
Postcode
BA5 2QW
Local Authority
Mendip
Application Type
Works/Felling of TPO Trees
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Registered
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
MTL Group Ltd
Agent Address
MTL Group Ltd Haydon Drove Haydon Wells BA5 3EH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 July 2023
Consultation Expiry
8 August 2023
Target Decision Date
30 August 2023
Date Decided
2 November 2023
Date Validated
5 July 2023
Date Submitted
5 July 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
TPO Approval
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice End
8 August 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12286660
Comments
1
Documents
6
Constraints
13
Coordinates
51.212193, -2.647530
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mendip

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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 (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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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