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23 Broad Street Wells Somerset BA5 2DJ

2024/0014/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Demolition of existing commercial buildings adjacent to listed buildings no25 and no27 Broad St, and redevelopment of the site to provide 3no dwellings.

Received
4 January 2024
Decision due
1 March 2024
Public comments
14
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
Hill Reading Architects
  1. Received4 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.29 Jan
  4. Target1 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 29 January.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (41)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 23 Broad Street Wells Somerset BA5 2DJ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 January 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

92% of full 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 2DJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2024
Consultation expiry
14 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
29 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hill Reading Architects
Architect profile
HILL READING ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Hill Reading Architects Coach House Studio 34A Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
14 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12519000
Documents
41
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Wells
  • Listed building: Grade II: 25 and 27, Broad StreetOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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