Beaumont House 17 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LD

2025/1223/TPOWorks/Felling of TPO TreesAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Yew (T1) - Up to 2m crown reduction & re-shape. Remove lowest whorl of branches at base of crown to reduce overhang over street and neighbouring property Yew (T2 & T3) - Remove lowest whorl of branches at base of crown to raise crown and reduce overhang over street

Received: 2 July 2025
Decision due: 27 August 2025
Council: Mendip
Ward: Wells Division
Agent: Hillside Trees Ltd

ReceivedReceived2 Jul
ValidatedValidated2 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date27 Aug
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Beaumont House 17 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LD. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 other applications 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.

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Application details

Postcode: BA5 2LD
Application type: Works/Felling of TPO Trees
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Hillside Trees Ltd
Agent address: Hillside Trees Ltd 2 Hillside Bowden Hill Chilcompton Radstock BA3 4EN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14141028
Comments: 0
Documents: 4
Constraints: 15

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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: Beaumont House and Attached WallsOn this site · +4 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.

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16 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mendip

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