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20 Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PF

2025/0161/TCAWorks/Felling Trees in a CAAwaiting decision

Proposal

T1 & T2 - Silver birch - Fell.

Received
31 January 2025
Decision due
17 March 2025
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
Tibbs Tree Surgeons Ltd
  1. Received31 Jan
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 20 Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PF. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 January 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 2PF
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2025
Consultation expiry
4 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tibbs Tree Surgeons Ltd
Agent address
Tibbs Tree Surgeons Ltd 6 Somer Lea Chilcompton Radstock Somerset BA3 4HE

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
4 March 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13736799
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Wells
  • Listed building: Grade II: 20A Chamberlain StreetOn or next to this site · +1 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Mendip

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