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9 Drake Road Wells Somerset BA5 3JX

2026/0113/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 18 March 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of side extension, and alterations to existing dwelling.

Received
21 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
Hill Reading Architects
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target18 Mar
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 9 Drake Road Wells Somerset BA5 3JX. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Mendip's typical decision time. 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 3JX
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2026
Consultation expiry
20 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 February 2026
Target decision date
18 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hill Reading Architects
Architect profile
HILL READING ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Hill Reading Architects Coach House Studio 34A Chamberlain Street Wells BA5 2PJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14637270
Documents
8
Constraints
16

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.

Source: Mendip

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