Land South Of 17 Elm Close Wells Somerset Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1074/NMA - Non-Material Amendments Approved

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to permission (Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval for the erection of 100no. dwellings, (including the provision of 40 affordable housing units), Public Open Space and associated works. Matters of access/appearance/landscaping/layout/scale to be determined). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 3

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.
Agricultural land, grade 4, surveyed
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Bristol). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3; the survey is the definitive reading.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 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
Non-Material Amendments
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve Non Material Amendment
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14965557
Planning Portal ref
PP-14965557
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No