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60 Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UH

2025/1473/HSEHouseholder ApplicationAwaiting decision
Householder
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Proposal

Garage conversion, new back extension with new patio area, new canopy over front door, alteration to existing front door and replacement of garage door with new fixed door with integrated windows.

Received
11 August 2025
Decision due
9 October 2025
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
CJ Architects
  1. Received11 Aug
  2. Validated14 Aug
  3. Consult.4 Sep
  4. Target9 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 4 September.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (11)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 60 Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UH. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 August 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 1 listed building 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 1UH
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 August 2025
Consultation expiry
4 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
4 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
CJ Architects
Agent address
CJ Architects 23 Union Street Wells BA5 2PU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
4 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14238129
Documents
11
Constraints
12

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
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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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© 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: Mendip

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