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1 - 2 Somerset Cottages South Street Wells Somerset BA5 1SN

2026/1213/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of sprinkler system & additional fire safety mitigation to comply with Building Regulations Part B (Fire Safety) following the approval to convert the house to original state to create two dwellings (Ref: 2021/0933/FUL & 2021/0934/LBC).

Received
25 June 2026
Decision due
20 August 2026
Public comments
3
Council
Mendip
Ward
Wells Division
Agent
Della Valle Architects
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application at 1 - 2 Somerset Cottages South Street Wells Somerset BA5 1SN. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 1,945 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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Application details

Postcode
BA5 1SN
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2026
Consultation expiry
29 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Della Valle Architects
Architect profile
DELLA VALLE ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Della Valle Architects Lake View Charlton Estate Shepton Mallet BA4 5QE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
29 July 2026
Site notice end
21 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15018373
Documents
17
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wells
  • Listed building: Grade II: Somerset CottagesOn this site
  • 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 (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.

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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.

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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