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2026/1069/TPO - Works/Felling of TPO Trees Approved

Proposal

Works as specified in the tree survey - Trees 11 & 12 - Cedar. (M1086) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

29 May 2026

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Approved

22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Site constraints 11

Grade I listed: The Vicars' Hall Including Number 28

List entry 1383202 · 5 m away · 34 more listed buildings within 150 m (13 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 15 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.

Show the other 34 with distances

15 mThe Chain Gate With Approach StaircaseGrade I
18 m1, St Andrew StreetGrade I
35 mChapter House to Cathedral Church of St AndrewGrade I
42 mThe Music School and Attached WallsGrade II*
51 mBoundary Walls to Tower HouseGrade II
52 mTower HouseGrade II*
60 mCathedral Church of St AndrewGrade I
62 mThe RibGrade II*
66 m14-27, Vicars' CloseGrade I
66 mBoundary Walls to Numbers 1-13Grade I
70 mBoundary Walls to Numbers 14-27Grade I
77 mWells MuseumGrade II
78 m1-13, Vicars' CloseGrade I
82 mWater Hydrant Approximately 25 Metres North East of Number 2Grade II
84 mTriple Lamp Standard Adjacent to Boundary Wall Opposite Wells MuseumGrade II
92 mFront Boundary Wall West of Number 25 (the Dean's Lodging)Grade II
105 m4, St Andrew StreetGrade II
114 mTrinity CottageGrade II
116 mTriple Lamp Standard Approximately 25 Metres to West of South West TowerGrade II
118 mFront Boundary Wall Approximately 13 Metres West of Number 23Grade II
121 mThe Dean's LodgingGrade II*
122 mGatehouse and South Boundary Wall to the Old DeaneryGrade I
122 m6, St Andrew StreetGrade II
127 mOld Deanery Court With Link Wall Along East SideGrade I
136 mCloisters to Cathedral Church of St AndrewGrade I
137 mBoundary Wall to the South of Number 3 (Polydor House)Grade II
138 mThe Vicars' ChapelGrade I
138 mWalls Linking the West Cloister Porch of the CathedralGrade II
139 m23, the LibertyGrade II*
141 mFountain InnGrade II
142 mThe Well House About 35 Metres North of the Bishop's PalaceGrade I
147 mFront Boundary Wall to Ritchie HallGrade II
148 mPlumptre With Front Boundary WallGrade II
149 m3 and 5, St Thomas StreetGrade II*

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 140 m away: Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house

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 ↗

National nature reserve 285 m away: Mendip

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Registered park or garden 87 m away: Bishops Palace, Wells

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; National landscape 450 m away: Mendip Hills; Inside the Wells built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Mendip
Application type: Works/Felling of TPO Trees
Postcode: BA5 2UE
Received: 29 May 2026
Validated: 29 May 2026
Ward: Wells Division
Parish: Wells City Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Jul 2026
Decision: TPO Approval
Decision date: 22 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Maythorne Trees & Woodlands Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 14 days slower than Mendip's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one54d

Council40d

UK36d

93%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

242decided in the last year

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