59 Ash Lane Wells Somerset BA5 2LW Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1818/HSE - Householder Application Registered

Proposal

Erection of detached outbuilding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from Mendip's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026

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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.
Registered park or garden 31 m away: Milton Lodge and The Combe
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National landscape 31 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
Inside the Wells 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 listed building at the site

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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £995,000 in June 2026. Detached house, freehold.

30 June 2026£995,000
30 August 2019£760,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area273 m² (2,939 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (84 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Mendip
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
BA5 2LW
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hill Reading Architects

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Mendip usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
365decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15234110
Planning Portal ref
PP-15234110
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.