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Brownes Garden Centre Woodford Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ

2026/0094/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 4 March 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Replacement of existing retail building with new retail building and erection of new metal storage shed.

Received
19 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
Agent
CJ Architects
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.16 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Brownes Garden Centre Woodford Road Woodford Wells Somerset BA5 1QQ. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications 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.

93% 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 1QQ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 February 2026
Target decision date
20 March 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
26 February 2026
Site notice end
16 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14623920
Documents
11
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Jul

    Non-material amendment to application 2026/0094/FUL

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendment2026/1398/NMA
  2. 2026
    19 Jan

    Replacement of existing retail building with new retail building and erection of new metal storage shed.

    This applicationApprovedFull2026/0094/FUL

Source: Mendip

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