Land At Walcombe Barn Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset

2024/0136/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 2 July 2024

Council decision: ApprovalChair/Vice Chair

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of Use from Agricultural to Equestrian & erection of stable block & manege

Received: 25 January 2024
Decision level: Chair/Vice Chair
Public comments: 10
Council: Mendip
Ward: Mendip West Division

ReceivedReceived25 Jan
ValidatedValidated7 Feb
Consult.Consultation24 May
TargetTarget Date3 Apr
DecidedDecided2 Jul

Decided in 146 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land At Walcombe Barn Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 159 days, 16 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Mendip West Division.

93% 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

Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 February 2024
Consultation expiry: 24 May 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 24 May 2024
Target decision date: 3 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: P Kellett
Agent address: 2 Drake Road Wells Somerset BA5 3JX

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 31
Constraints: 5

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
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
National Landscape (AONB): Mendip Hills

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, 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, 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.

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Source: Mendip

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