The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD

2026/0126/APPApproval of Details - CondApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 4 March 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) on planning consent 2025/0810/FUL (Removal & replacement of footbridge over the moat, with new wider pedestrian bridge).

Received: 23 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Mendip
Ward: Wells Division
Agent: Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects

ReceivedReceived23 Jan
ValidatedValidated23 Jan
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date20 Mar
DecidedDecided4 Mar

Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD. Mendip has handled 961 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 9 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 28 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

94% of conditions 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 2PD
Application type: Approval of Details - Cond
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 January 2026
Target decision date: 20 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects
Agent address: Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects The Borough Studios The Borough Wedmore Somerset BS28 4EB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14641531
Documents: 6
Constraints: 8

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 I: Gatehouse and Boundary Wall With Bridge Over MoatOn this site · +13 more
Scheduled monument: Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well housePart of the site
Registered park and garden: Bishops Palace, WellsPart of the 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 (17)

flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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Associated applications

2026
23 Jan
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) on…
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/0126/APP
2025
30 Apr
Removal & replacement of footbridge over the moat, with new wider pedestrian bridge.
PendingFull ApplicationPart of2025/0810/FUL
2025
30 Apr
Removal & replacement of footbridge over the moat, with new wider pedestrian bridge.
PendingListed building consentFiled alongside2025/0811/LBC

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20 other applications at this property, newest first.

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