Wells Cathedral School North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2SS
Approved on 13 November 2024
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Single storey extension of the existing detached nursery building at Wells Cathedral School.
- Received
- 15 March 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Division
- ReceivedReceived15 Mar
- ValidatedValidated28 Mar
- Consult.Consultation24 Apr
- TargetTarget Date23 May
- DecidedDecided13 Nov
Decided in 230 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Wells Cathedral School North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2SS. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 243 days, 28 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.
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
- Postcode
- BA5 2SS
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 March 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 6 May 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 April 2024
- Target decision date
- 23 May 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- db + PAUL
- Agent address
- Db + PAUL 27/29 St Cuthbert Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 2 May 2024
- Site notice end
- 6 May 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12889253
- Documents
- 20
- Constraints
- 14
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Wells
- 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.
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Associated applications
- 202415 Mar
Single storey extension of the existing detached nursery building at Wells Cathedral School.
This applicationApprovedFull2024/0503/FUL - 202415 Mar
Single storey extension of the existing detached nursery building at Wells Cathedral School.
WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongside2024/0504/LBC
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