Mendip House Old Frome Road Wells Somerset BA5 3DH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0153/TCA - Works/Felling Trees in a CA Approved

Proposal

Works to include crown reductions and tree felling. Please see application form for further details. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jan 2026
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Approved
17 Mar 2026

Approved on 17 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

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 109 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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 4; National nature reserve 412 m away: Mendip; 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Mendip
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Postcode
BA5 3DH
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Mendip Hills Division
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Mar 2026
Decision
TCA Approval (No Objection)
Decision date
17 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
T. Press Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 9 days slower 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-14649484
Planning Portal ref
PP-14649484
Statutory expiry
10 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

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