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East House 11 Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PE

2024/2009/TCAWorks/Felling Trees in a CAApproved

Approved on 23 January 2025

Council decision: TCA Approval

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Proposal

T231 (False Acacia) - 4.5M canopy reduction back to sound pruning points.

Received
5 November 2024
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
  1. Received5 Nov
  2. Validated8 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Dec
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 76 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at East House 11 Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PE. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 4 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications 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.

96% of trees 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 2PE
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 November 2024
Consultation expiry
30 November 2024
Target decision date
20 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
29 The Vineyards Coxley Somerset BA5 1FN

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
30 November 2024

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
9

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: 18, Chamberlain StreetOn or next to this site · +6 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

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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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    10 Mar

    Removal of a non-original internal kitchen wall to create an open-plan living area, and replacement of…

    RefusedListed building consent2026/0471/LBC
  2. 2025
    3 Nov

    T231 Robinia - Fell.

    PendingWorks/Felling Trees in a CA2025/2021/TCA
  3. 2025
    3 Nov

    T230 Robinia - Fell. (TPO M1158).

    PendingWorks/Felling of TPO Trees2025/1995/TPO
  4. 2025
    8 Apr

    T230 - False Acacia - Reduction to sound pruning points by 3 meters.

    PendingWorks/Felling of TPO Trees2025/0692/TPO
  5. 2024
    2 Aug

    Maple (T1) - Fell Ornamental Cherry (T2) - Fell

    ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CA2024/1352/TCA
  6. 2023
    12 Jan

    Alterations to north and south facing windows and internal works to central heating/log burner.

    RefusedListed building consent2023/0050/LBC

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