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East House 11 Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PE

2026/0471/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 3 June 2026

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

Proposal

Removal of a non-original internal kitchen wall to create an open-plan living area, and replacement of existing sash windows with timber heritage-style sash windows

Received
10 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
Collstone Developments Ltd
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated15 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Jun
  5. Decided3 Jun

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at East House 11 Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PE. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 5 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 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

  1. Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate that the existing sash windows are beyond repair, and no adequate assessment of their significance or contribution to the building has been submitted. The windows are likely to retain historic fabric and contribute positively to the heritage asset and their replacement would therefore result in harm. This harm is not supported by clear and convincing justification, as required by Paragraphs 212 and 213 of the NPPF. The proposal therefore conflicts with Development Policies 1 and 3 of the Mendip Local Plan Part 1 (2014) and Paragraphs 207, 212 and 213 of the NPPF and is therefore refused.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 April 2026
Consultation expiry
22 May 2026
Target decision date
10 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Collstone Developments Ltd
Agent address
Unit 5, Swan Business Centre Stephens Way Warminster Wiltshire BA12 8GH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
22 May 2026
Site notice end
12 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14712480
Documents
17
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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.

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