Fir Bank Old Frome Road Wells Somerset BA5 3DH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1058/TCA - Works/Felling Trees in a CA Approved

Proposal

Lawson Cypress (T1) - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

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.
Mendip Hospital 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.
National landscape about 59 m away: Mendip Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the South Horrington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 Trees in a CA
Postcode
BA5 3DH
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Mendip Hills Division
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
TCA Approval (No Objection)
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 4 days faster than Mendip's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
238decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14983611
Planning Portal ref
PP-14983611
Comments by
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No