29 High Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1994/LBC - Listed Building Consent Registered

Proposal

Introduction of two structural steel beams and replacement of modern shopfront at ground floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
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Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 21 Dec 2026, from Mendip's recent listed building works.

Comments are open until 18 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 29, High Street
List entry 1382969 · 3 m away · 95 more listed buildings within 150 m (15 Grade II*, 80 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue Catchment
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Wells conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 152 m away: Browne's Gate
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 160 m away: Bishops Palace, Wells; National nature reserve 483 m away: Mendip; Inside the Wells built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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Important details

Council
Mendip
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
BA5 2AA
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Agent
Lichfields
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Mendip usually decides listed building works by day 57.

Day 1344 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
49%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
168decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Mendip in the last twelve months, from validation. Mendip decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15242316
Planning Portal ref
PP-15242316
Comments by
18 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.