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1 Ethel Street Wells Somerset BA5 2HP

2025/0766/HSEHouseholder ApplicationAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed partial demolition of rear kitchen and attached outdoor store, erection of rear extension with first floor en-suite bathroom.

Received
22 April 2025
Decision due
17 June 2025
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.14 May
  4. Target17 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 14 May.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (26)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Ethel Street Wells Somerset BA5 2HP. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

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 2HP
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 April 2025
Consultation expiry
21 May 2025
Neighbour consultation end
14 May 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
21 May 2025

Appeal history

3369836
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 2 December 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13958881
Comments
0
Documents
26
Constraints
10

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: WellsPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Fire HydrantOn or next to this 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 (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.

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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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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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