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2026/1567/TCA - Works/Felling Trees in a CA Approved

Proposal

T8 - Raywood Ash - canopy reduction, T14- False acacia - cut back, T-19 Tulip Tree - lift canopy, T20 - Magnolia - cut back. Data via plota.co.uk

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14 Aug 2026

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Approved

23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Site constraints 11

Grade I listed: The Vicars' Hall Including Number 28

List entry 1383202 · 9 m away · 33 more listed buildings within 150 m (14 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 14 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.

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18 mThe Chain Gate With Approach StaircaseGrade I
29 mThe Music School and Attached WallsGrade II*
32 m1, St Andrew StreetGrade I
38 mChapter House to Cathedral Church of St AndrewGrade I
57 mCathedral Church of St AndrewGrade I
63 m14-27, Vicars' CloseGrade I
63 mWells MuseumGrade II
64 mTower HouseGrade II*
65 mBoundary Walls to Tower HouseGrade II
68 mBoundary Walls to Numbers 1-13Grade I
70 mBoundary Walls to Numbers 14-27Grade I
70 mTriple Lamp Standard Adjacent to Boundary Wall Opposite Wells MuseumGrade II
75 mThe RibGrade II*
81 m1-13, Vicars' CloseGrade I
96 mWater Hydrant Approximately 25 Metres North East of Number 2Grade II
103 mTriple Lamp Standard Approximately 25 Metres to West of South West TowerGrade II
104 mFront Boundary Wall West of Number 25 (the Dean's Lodging)Grade II
108 mGatehouse and South Boundary Wall to the Old DeaneryGrade I
113 mOld Deanery Court With Link Wall Along East SideGrade I
119 m4, St Andrew StreetGrade II
127 mFront Boundary Wall Approximately 13 Metres West of Number 23Grade II
127 mWalls Linking the West Cloister Porch of the CathedralGrade II
128 mTrinity CottageGrade II
130 mBoundary Wall to the South of Number 3 (Polydor House)Grade II
130 mCloisters to Cathedral Church of St AndrewGrade I
132 mThe Dean's LodgingGrade II*
136 m6, St Andrew StreetGrade II
138 mThe Vicars' ChapelGrade I
140 mThe Old DeaneryGrade I
142 mFront Boundary Wall to Ritchie HallGrade II
147 mThe Well House About 35 Metres North of the Bishop's PalaceGrade I
148 mNumber 1 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
149 m23, the LibertyGrade II*

Historic England ↗

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.

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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Scheduled monument 144 m away: Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house

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 ↗

National nature reserve 295 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.

Registered park or garden 97 m away: Bishops Palace, Wells

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; National landscape 450 m away: Mendip Hills; Inside the Wells built-up area.

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.

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