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Wookey Hole Caves The Mill High Street Wookey Hole Wells Somerset BA5 1BB

2026/1992/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Development of improved outdoor circulation and family play features within the Dinosaur Valley area

Received
14 October 2026
Decision due
10 December 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 28 October 2026
Council
Mendip
Ward
Mendip West Division
  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Wookey Hole Caves The Mill High Street Wookey Hole Wells Somerset BA5 1BB. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. 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.

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 1BB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2026
Consultation expiry
6 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Brimble Lea
Agent address
Brimble Lea Unit 3 Kingsmead Business Park Shaftesbury Road Gillingham SP8 5FB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
6 November 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15165409
Documents
58
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Wookey Hole Paper MillOn or next to 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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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