Lidl Great Britain Ltd Strawberry Way South Wells Somerset BA5 2AZ
Approved on 5 March 2024
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Application for prior notification of proposed demolition of existing Lidl store.
- Received
- 19 January 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Agent
- Plan A (North West) Limited
- ReceivedReceived19 Jan
- ValidatedValidated19 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Feb
- DecidedDecided5 Mar
Decided in 46 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Lidl Great Britain Ltd Strawberry Way South Wells Somerset BA5 2AZ. Mendip has handled 161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 3 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 7 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.
90% of all 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 2AZ
- Application type
- Demolition Notification
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 January 2024
- Target decision date
- 16 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Plan A (North West) Limited
- Agent address
- Plan A (North West) Limited 32 Aughton Road Southport PR8 2AG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202517 Jan
Approval of details reserved by conditions 23 (Flood Warning Evacuation Plan) and condition 26 (Contaminated…
PendingDischarge of conditions2025/0061/APP - 202417 Oct
Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (Acoustic fence details), 13 (External lighting scheme), 15…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/1882/APP - 20242 Sep
Proposed erection of 3 x large wall mounted billboards - 2 x canopy signs - 2 x small wall mounted billboard…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent2024/1547/ADV - 202423 Jul
Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples) on planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/1289/APP - 202410 Apr
Approval of details reserved by conditions 22 (Surface Water Drainage System) 24 (Contaminated Land…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/0689/APP - 202427 Feb
Approval of details reserved by conditions 11(RAMMS), 16(Construction environmental and traffic management…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/0366/APP - 202210 Feb
Erection of Class E(a) retail store, car parking and servicing areas, cycle path, landscaping and associated…
ApprovedFull Application2022/0273/FUL
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