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Elm Tree Farm Lynch Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HW

2026/1581/TCAPermitted

Proposal

T1 - Zelkova Serrata - Reduction in height, T2- Cotoneaster - Crown reduction, T3- Cotoneaster - Crown reduction.

Received
19 August 2026
Decided
28 September 2026 · TCA Approval (No Objection)
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 October 2026
Council
Mendip
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received19 Aug
  2. Validated19 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Sep

Decided in 40 days

This is a planning application at Elm Tree Farm Lynch Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HW. Mendip has handled 6,628 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mendip's median. The site is in the Westbury sub Mendip conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,908 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/1581/TCA
Address
Elm Tree Farm Lynch Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HW
Postcode
BA5 1HW
Local Authority
Mendip
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
18 August 2026
Date Decided
28 September 2026
Date Validated
19 August 2026
Date Submitted
19 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
TCA Approval (No Objection)

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
4
Coordinates
51.242092, -2.717377
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mendip

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Westbury sub Mendip
  • 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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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