The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1549/LBC - Listed Building Consent Registered

Proposal

The installation solar photovoltaic panels on the west-facing inner roof slope of the Jocelin Range. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 19 Oct 2026, from Mendip's recent listed building works.

The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade I listed: The Bishop's Palace and Bishop's House
List entry 1382873 · 27 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I)
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.
Registered park or garden: Bishops Palace, Wells
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 31 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 174 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.
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
BA5 2PD
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

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

Day 561 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
49%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
111decided 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 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15150927
Planning Portal ref
PP-15150927
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Freehold owner: 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.