Blislands House St Thomas Street Wells Somerset BA5 2UU
Approved on 4 April 2025
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of solar electric photovoltaic panels to rear roof.
- Received
- 5 February 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Agent
- Cornwall Architectural Design
- ReceivedReceived5 Feb
- ValidatedValidated5 Feb
- Consult.Consultation27 Feb
- TargetTarget Date2 Apr
- DecidedDecided4 Apr
Decided in 58 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Blislands House St Thomas Street Wells Somerset BA5 2UU. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 9 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 17 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.
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 2UU
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 February 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 13 March 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 27 February 2025
- Target decision date
- 2 April 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Cornwall Architectural Design
- Architect profile
- CORNWALL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN LTD
- Agent address
- Cornwall Architectural Design Cober House Trenear Helston Cornwall TR13 0ER
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 13 March 2025
- Site notice end
- 28 February 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13748784
- Documents
- 21
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Wells
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201614 Jun
Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of replacement dwelling and garage. (amended…
Approval with ConditionsFull Application2016/1516/FUL - 201614 Jun
Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of replacement dwelling and garage. (amended…
Approval with ConditionsListed building consent2016/1517/LBC
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Find contractors for roofing near this site- Tincknell ElectricalElectrician0.6 mi
- Emulous Water LtdElectrician0.7 mi
- JVDC Electrical LtdElectricianSolar Panel Installer0.7 mi
- Tincknell Heating1.0 mi
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