31 Ash Lane Wells Somerset BA5 2LR Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0725/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of Existing Dwelling and erection of a Replacement dwelling. (amended plans received 12.05.26 and 03.06.26) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 48

Plans & drawings 26

PDF 2013/001110 REV B REVISED EXISTING SITE PLAN Revised Drawing · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00112 REV C REVISED PROPOED SITE PLAN Revised Drawing · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00100 REV B PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Revised Drawing · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00101 REV B PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Revised Drawing · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00102 REV B PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Revised Drawing · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00204 REV B PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Revised Drawing · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00300 REV B PROPOSED SECTION A Revised Drawing · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00302 REV B PROPOSED SECTION C Revised Drawing · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00110 REV A SUPERSEDED EXISTING SITE PLAN Superseded Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/01201 REV A EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/01202 REV A EXISTING EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/01203 REV A EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/01204 REV A EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00112 REV A SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN Superseded Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00100 REV A SUPERSEDED PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Superseded Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00101 REV A SUPERSEDED PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Superseded Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00102 REV A SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Superseded Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00201 REV A PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00202 REV A PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00203 REV A PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00204 REV A SUPERSEDED PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Superseded Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00300 REV A SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SECTION A Superseded Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00301 REV A PROPOSED SECTION B Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00302 REV A SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SECTION C Superseded Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2013/00304 PROPOSED SITE SECTION Drawing · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 10

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 15 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 13 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 13 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 8 May 2026 View ↗
PDF SOMERSET HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 6 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 1 May 2026 View ↗
PDF CONLI - CONSULTEE LIST Neighbour Notification List · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 192 m away: Mendip Hills; Registered park or garden 192 m away: Milton Lodge and The Combe; Inside the Wells built-up area.
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 1

Last sold for £875,000 in June 2025. Detached house, freehold.

27 June 2025£875,000

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

Building

Floor area177 m² (1,905 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, 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
Full Application
Postcode
BA5 2LR
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Orme Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 175 days from validation, 121 days slower than Mendip's median of 54 for demolitions. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
72decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
1 objecting3 neutral

25% object · below the UK average of 74%

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14682745
Planning Portal ref
PP-14682745
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jun 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.