Natwest Bank 7 High Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AD

2026/0199/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 10 April 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Remedial works to both car park boundary walls at the rear of property.

Received: 30 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 4
Council: Mendip
Ward: Wells Division
Agent: Oswick Ltd

ReceivedReceived30 Jan
ValidatedValidated30 Jan
Consult.Consultation28 Feb
TargetTarget Date27 Mar
DecidedDecided10 Apr

Decided in 70 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Natwest Bank 7 High Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AD. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 3 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 other applications 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.

82% of heritage applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The proposed works would result in less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building, including the contribution it makes to the character and appearance of the Wells Conservation Area, through intrusive and insufficiently justified interventions to the historic curtilage listed boundary walls. The application fails to provide clear and convincing justification for the proposed buttresses and crash barrier, lacks adequate assessment of the cause, extent and activity of wall movement, and does not demonstrate that the works are necessary, proportionate or the least harmful means of addressing the issues identified. Insufficient information has been submitted regarding the extent of works, the significance of the historic fabric affected, the impact of nearby trees, or the consideration of less harmful alternatives. Any potential public benefits remain speculative and are not sufficient to outweigh the identified harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to paragraphs 208 and 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework, and Development Policy 3 of the Mendip District Local Plan Part 1: Strategy & Policies 2006-2029 (Adopted 2014).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: BA5 2AD
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 13 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 28 February 2026
Target decision date: 27 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Oswick Ltd
Agent address: Oswick Ltd 5/7 Head Street Halstead CO9 2AT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 13 March 2026
Site notice end: 3 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14660590
Documents: 14
Constraints: 37

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
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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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.

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.

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16 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mendip

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