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Furlong House Ford Lane Henton Wells Somerset BA5 1PD

2026/1135/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of land to extend the residential curtilage

Received
17 June 2026
Decision due
12 August 2026
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
Agent
Salmon Planning Company
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.9 Jul
  4. Target12 Aug
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 9 July.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (11)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Furlong House Ford Lane Henton Wells Somerset BA5 1PD. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Mendip West Division. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

93% 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 1PD
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wookey Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026
Consultation expiry
22 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
9 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Salmon Planning Company
Architect profile
SALMON PLANNING COMPANY LIMITED
Agent address
Salmon Planning Company Bishopbrook House Cathedral Avenue Wells Somerset BA4 1FD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
22 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14971668
Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
5

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
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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© 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.

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