16 Preywater Road Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LE Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1512/HSE - Householder Application Registered

Proposal

Single storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from Mendip's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Scheduled monument 106 m away: Bishop's palace
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 26 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Wookey built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt

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 £225,000 in April 2014. Semi-detached house, freehold.

7 April 2014£225,000

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

Building

Floor area76 m² (818 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, 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 1LE
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
Wookey Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
ADS Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Mendip usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 515 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
364decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15140450
Planning Portal ref
PP-15140450
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 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.