Ford Barn Ford Lane Henton Wells Somerset BA5 1PD Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0168/PAA - Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwellinghouse (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
23 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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 1
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 3; Inside the Henton 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Mendip
Application type
Prior App CoU Agricult. to Residential
Postcode
BA5 1PD
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Mendip West Division
Parish
Wookey Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Mar 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
23 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Beta Town Planning Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 17 days slower than Mendip's median of 37 for agricultural works. Refused, as 36% of agricultural works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
95decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14651661
Planning Portal ref
PP-14651661
Comments by
20 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No