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Mellifont Abbey High Street Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1JZ

Granted Exmoor National Park 2021/2240/LBC Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of automation equipment and associated re-hanging of existing C20 wrought iron gates.

As published by the council, reference 2021/2240/LBC

Application record

Reference
2021/2240/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
1 Oct 2021
Validated
1 Oct 2021
Decided
16 Dec 2021
Ward
Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West (Historic)
Parish
Wookey Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA5 1JZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2021/2235/LBC Granted

    Mellifont Abbey High Street Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1JZ

    Removal of existing "Mellifont Abbey" signage from gate and erection of new sign (Slate Plaque) on the pier to left of gate

    Decided 16 Dec 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2021

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Dec 2021

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 December 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs

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