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Post Office Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2RA

2024/0793/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use from former Post Office to restaurant including internal and external alterations.

Received
30 April 2024
Decided
28 August 2024 · Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received30 Apr
  2. Validated30 Apr
  3. Consult.28 May
  4. Target25 Jun
  5. Decided28 Aug

Decided in 120 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Mendip93% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Post Office Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2RA. Mendip has handled 2,917 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 120 days, 8 weeks longer than Mendip's median. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,908 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2024/0793/FUL
Address
Post Office Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2RA
Postcode
BA5 2RA
Local Authority
Mendip
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Curtis Cryer Architects
Agent Address
Curtis Cryer Architects 5A Frome Road Bradford On Avon BA15 1LB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 April 2024
Consultation Expiry
6 June 2024
Target Decision Date
25 June 2024
Date Decided
28 August 2024
Date Validated
30 April 2024
Date Submitted
30 April 2024
Neighbour Consultation End
28 May 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
6 June 2024
Site Notice End
31 May 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13001514
Comments
0
Documents
17
Constraints
14
Coordinates
51.209366, -2.644642
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mendip

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    30 Apr

    Change of use from former Post Office to restaurant including internal and external alterations.

    This applicationApprovedFull2024/0793/FUL
  2. 2024
    30 Apr

    Change of use from former Post Office to restaurant including internal and external alterations. (amended…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside2024/0794/LBC

Planning constraints

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

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Wells
  • Listed building: Grade II: 12, Market PlaceOn or next to this site · +2 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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