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31 Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UH

2023/1826/TCAWorks/Felling Trees in a CAApproved

Approved on 2 November 2023

Council decision: TCA ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 (Alder) - Reduce height by 50%. T2 (Alder) - Reduce height by 50%.

Received
26 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
  1. Received26 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Nov
  5. Decided2 Nov

Decided in 37 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 31 Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UH. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 12 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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 1UH
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2023
Consultation expiry
3 November 2023
Target decision date
7 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
3 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12479892
Comments
0
Documents
4

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)
  • Conservation area: Wells
  • Listed building: Grade II: 33a, 33b and 33c, SouthoverOn or next to this 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 (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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© 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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Source: Mendip

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