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The Old Weighbridge Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road Wells Somerset BA5 1AF

2026/1260/CLPCertificate of Proposed Use/DevelopmentAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal subdivision of an existing commercial building EG1, to create four self-contained office suites together with two shared WC facilities and associated circulation space

Received
2 July 2026
Decision due
1 September 2026
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
Agent
Tor Architectural Services
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at The Old Weighbridge Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road Wells Somerset BA5 1AF. Mendip has handled 535 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

77% of outline 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 1AF
Application type
Certificate of Proposed Use/Development
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tor Architectural Services
Architect profile
TOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
Agent address
Tor Architectural Services 60 West End Street Somerset BA16 0LW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Underwood Business Park, Wookey Hole Road, Wells BA5 1AFRegister site at or near this address
  • 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, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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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