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The Little Theatre Car Park Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PJ

2025/0500/TPOWorks/Felling of TPO TreesAwaiting decision
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Proposal

T1 (London Plane) - Fell to prevent further root damage to drains. TPO M330. (Amended Application Form Rec'd 07.04.2025).

Received
14 March 2025
Decision due
2 June 2025
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
RFP Tree and Landscape Services Ltd
  1. Received14 Mar
  2. Validated7 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Little Theatre Car Park Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PJ. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 114 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 2PJ
Application type
Works/Felling of TPO Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
RFP Tree and Landscape Services Ltd
Agent address
RFP Tree And Landscape Services Ltd The Arb Centre Orchard Park Farm Hornblotton West Bradley Somerset BA4 6SF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13854342
Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
16

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: Boundary Railings and Gates to Portway HouseOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Brownfield land register: The Mermaid Inn, 1 Tucker Street, WellsRegister site at or near this address

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 (18)

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 and heritage coasts.

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.

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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