15 The Orchards South Horrington Village Wells Somerset BA5 3NP
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Proposal
Erection of a single storey extension, installation of solar panels and a new detached outbuilding
- Received
- 26 March 2026
- Decision due
- 21 May 2026
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Agent
- Salmon Planning Company
- ReceivedReceived26 Mar
- ValidatedValidated26 Mar
- Consult.Consultation28 Apr
- TargetTarget Date21 May
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 15 The Orchards South Horrington Village Wells Somerset BA5 3NP. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Mendip Hospital conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Mendip Hills 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 3NP
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 8 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Salmon Planning Company
- Architect profile
- SALMON PLANNING COMPANY LIMITED
- Agent address
- Salmon Planning Company Bishopbrook House Cathedral Avenue Wells BA5 1FD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 30 April 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Mendip Hospital
- 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 (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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Source: Mendip
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