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Riverside Cottage 6 Axe Road Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LT

2025/0270/HSEHouseholder ApplicationAwaiting decision
Householder
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Proposal

Erection of Two-Storey Side Extension.

Received
14 February 2025
Decision due
18 April 2025
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
Agent
Hill Reading Architects
  1. Received14 Feb
  2. Validated21 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target18 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 17 March.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at Riverside Cottage 6 Axe Road Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LT. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 February 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Mendip West 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 1LT
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wookey Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 February 2025
Consultation expiry
17 March 2025
Neighbour consultation end
17 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hill Reading Architects
Architect profile
HILL READING ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Hill Reading Architects Coach House Studio 34A Chamberlain Street Wells BA5 2PJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13771382
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
20

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
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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© 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.

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