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Wells Cathedral School 15 North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2ST

2026/0446/TPOWorks/Felling of TPO TreesApproved

Approved on 10 April 2026

Council decision: TPO ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

See Tree Condition Assessment for specification of works.

Received
26 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
MTL Group Ltd
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided10 Apr

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Wells Cathedral School 15 North Liberty Wells Somerset BA5 2ST. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 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.

96% of trees 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 2ST
Application type
Works/Felling of TPO Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2026
Target decision date
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
MTL Group Ltd
Agent address
MTL Group Ltd Haydon Drove Haydon Wells BA5 3EH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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
  • Listed building: Grade II*: The CedarsOn or next to this 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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
    26 Feb

    See Tree Condition Assessment for specification of works.

    ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CAFiled alongside2026/0389/TCA
  2. 2026
    26 Feb

    See Tree Condition Assessment for specification of works.

    This applicationApprovedTrees2026/0446/TPO

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    29 Apr

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Joinery Details) on planning consent 2023/1842/LBC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/0781/APP
  2. 2024
    24 Jan

    T4- Ash - Fell

    ApprovedWorks/Felling of TPO Trees2024/0126/TPO
  3. 2023
    26 Sep

    Reinstate archway into courtyard and creation of new archway to match existing. Remove attic store, replace…

    ApprovedListed building consent2023/1842/LBC
  4. 2023
    26 Sep

    Re-instate archway into courtyard, landscaping, removal of timber decking and new opening to match adj…

    ApprovedFull Application2023/1841/FUL
  5. 2023
    15 Mar

    (TPO- M1086,M1063) - See tree works specification.

    ApprovedWorks/Felling of TPO Trees2023/0457/TPO
  6. 2023
    15 Mar

    T155 Hungarian oak - Remove major dead wood. G170a Western red cedar - Crown lift by 1m. T173 Whitebeam…

    ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CA2023/0456/TCA

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