The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
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Proposal
Proposed change of use of building from educational centre to ticket office & shop. Alterations to glazed screen along front (North) elevation. The creation of new doorway at rear (South) elevation to provide access to south corner of the Palace gardens.
- Received
- 3 January 2025
- Decision due
- 5 March 2025
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Agent
- Benjamin & Beauchamp Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived3 Jan
- ValidatedValidated8 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date5 Mar
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 January 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There have been 28 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.
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 2PD
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 January 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 10 February 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Benjamin & Beauchamp Architects Ltd
- Architect profile
- BENJAMIN AND BEAUCHAMP ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Benjamin & Beauchamp Architects Ltd The Borough Studios The Borough The Borough Wedmore Somerset BS28 4EB United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 6 February 2025
- Site notice end
- 10 February 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13638866
- Documents
- 20
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: WellsPart of the site
- 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 (17)
flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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