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7 Portway Wells Somerset BA5 2BA

2023/2374/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 8 July 2024

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of existing green house, toilet and section of roof of the existing outbuilding. Part demolition of existing outbuilding wall. New single-storey extension at back of house. Creation of loft hatch.

Received
6 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
CJ Architects
  1. Received6 Dec
  2. Validated6 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Jan
  5. Decided8 Jul

Decided in 215 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at 7 Portway Wells Somerset BA5 2BA. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. This one was decided in 215 days, 24 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

83% 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 2BA
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 December 2023
Consultation expiry
11 January 2024
Target decision date
31 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
CJ Architects
Agent address
23 Union Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
11 January 2024
Site notice end
2 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12653016
Documents
22
Constraints
13

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: Wells
  • Listed building: Grade II: Boundary Railings and Gates to Portway HouseOn this site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Brownfield land register: The Mermaid Inn, 1 Tucker Street, WellsRegister site at or near this address

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 (18)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    7 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Materials - Extension - Submission of Schedule and Samples), 4…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/1803/APP
  2. 2023
    6 Dec

    Removal of existing green house, toilet and section of roof of the existing outbuilding. Part demolition of…

    ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongside2023/2373/HSE
  3. 2023
    6 Dec

    Removal of existing green house, toilet and section of roof of the existing outbuilding. Part demolition of…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent2023/2374/LBC

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