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Wells Cathedral School North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2SS

2024/0504/LBCListed Building ConsentWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 5 December 2024

Withdrawn - Applicant

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey extension of the existing detached nursery building at Wells Cathedral School.

Received
15 March 2024
Decision level
Withdrawn - Applicant
Public comments
3
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
  1. Received15 Mar
  2. Validated28 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 May
  5. Decided5 Dec

Decided in 252 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at Wells Cathedral School North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2SS. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 265 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. 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 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

82% 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 2SS
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 March 2024
Consultation expiry
6 May 2024
Target decision date
23 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
db + PAUL
Agent address
Db + PAUL 27/29 St Cuthbert Street Wells 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
16
Constraints
14

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: 11, the LibertyOn this site · +10 more
  • 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    15 Mar

    Single storey extension of the existing detached nursery building at Wells Cathedral School.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside2024/0503/FUL
  2. 2024
    15 Mar

    Single storey extension of the existing detached nursery building at Wells Cathedral School.

    This applicationWithdrawnListed building consent2024/0504/LBC

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