East Vicarage St Thomas Street Wells Somerset BA5 2UZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1762/TPO - Works/Felling of TPO Trees Registered

Proposal

T1, T2 (M1410 Group) Upper Canopy Reduction Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 12:03

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Application progress

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Received

14 Sept 2026

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Validated

16 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from Mendip's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 11 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: The Old Vicarage and East Vicarage

List entry 1383157 · 17 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II)

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.

Show the other 13 with distances

67 mChurch of St ThomasGrade II*
89 mChurchyard Boundary Wall to Church of St ThomasGrade II
95 mPost Office StoreGrade II
101 m75, St Thomas StreetGrade II
107 m73, St Thomas StreetGrade II
111 mNumber 69 and Front Boundary WallGrade II
115 mSt Thomas's Terrace and Front Boundary WallsGrade II
116 mNumber 92 and Attached Piers and GatesGrade II
122 mWater Hydrant Approximately 5 Metres South East of Number 71Grade II
123 m90, St Thomas StreetGrade II
128 mNumber 71 and Front Boundary WallGrade II
140 mNumber 67 and Front Boundary WallGrade II
145 mNumbers 63 and 65 and Front Boundary WallsGrade II

Historic England ↗

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.

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 ↗

National nature reserve 229 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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; National landscape 320 m away: Mendip Hills; Inside the Wells built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.