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The Old Surgery 16 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LQ

2024/1242/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use from 2no. flats to 1no. dwelling. Replacement of existing windows. 1no. new dormer window and roof lights. Reinstatement of chimney flue and raising of part first floor. (revised plans received 06.02.25)

Received
15 July 2024
Decision due
11 September 2024
Public comments
4
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.8 Aug
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at The Old Surgery 16 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LQ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 July 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 17 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.

92% 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 2LQ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2024
Consultation expiry
13 September 2024
Neighbour consultation end
8 August 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
15 August 2024
Site notice end
13 September 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13237405
Documents
19
Constraints
10

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: Patch House and Boundary Wall With GateOn 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.

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    15 Jul

    Change of use from 2no. flats to 1no. dwelling. Replacement of existing windows. 1no. new dormer window and…

    This applicationPendingFull2024/1242/FUL
  2. 2024
    15 Jul

    Change of use from 2no. flats to single dwelling. Replacement of existing windows. 1no. new dormer window and…

    PendingListed building consentFiled alongside2024/1243/LBC

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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