Planning application
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 (Biodiversity Improvements), on full planning permission 2025/0003/FUL.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1459/APP
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1459/APP
- Type
- Approval of Details - Cond
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 2PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 15 applications since 2023: 6 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/1850/TCA Awaiting decision
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
T1 - Birch - Crown reduction by approx 4m & rebalance crown, with pruning cuts no greater than 75mm
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2026/1589/APP Awaiting decision
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
Approval of details reserved by condition 1/2( Compliance Notes) 3 (Details of chimney recording and dimantling), 4 (Details of chimney repairs/stone replacement) 5 (Details of capping stone repair), 6 (Repointing), 7 (Compliance Notes) on Listed Building Consent 2023/1215/LBC
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2026/1549/LBC Awaiting decision
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
The installation solar photovoltaic panels on the west-facing inner roof slope of the Jocelin Range.
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2026/1548/FUL Awaiting decision
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
The installation solar photovoltaic panels on the west-facing inner roof slope of the Jocelin Range.
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2026/0732/TCA Granted
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
T1 - Magnolia - Crown reduction by 2m. T2 - Cherry - Fell. T3 - Hawthorn - Fell. T4 - Robinia - Fell. Replacement planting for all trees felled.
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2026/0126/APP Granted
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) on planning consent 2025/0810/FUL (Removal & replacement of footbridge over the moat, with new wider pedestrian bridge).
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2025/2284/LBC Withdrawn
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
Install photovoltaic solar panels to central valley of roof for Jocelin Range behind parapet on The Chapel.
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2025/2106/TCA Awaiting decision
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
G1001 - Willow - Coppice all three coppice stools. T1002 - Willow - Coppice
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2025/2078/TPO Awaiting decision
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
M1154 - Cedar (shown as tree 668 on attached report) - Crown raise to 4.5m above access road. Reduce the following hyperextended lateral branches by 1.5m with 100mm maximum cut diameter. Lowest in the south west, lowest in the south ease, one at 7m north and one at 11m east. Any pruning on this species of tree shall be undertaken with caution to avoid making adjacent branches more vulnerable to breakage. M1154 - Horse Chestnut (shown as tree 1003 on attached report) - Crown raise to 4m above the access road. Reduce heigh of the tree back to previous pruning points. Reduce the spread of the north , east and western spread of the tree back to the previous pruning points. Remove no more than 2m in length with 75mm maximum cut diameter. M1154 - Beech (shown as tree 667 on attached report) - Reduce the length of the lowest lateral branch on the north wester aspect by 2m by removing one tertiary branch back to vertical growth - use one 150mm diameter cut
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2025/1893/TCA Awaiting decision
The Bishops Palace Market Place Wells Somerset BA5 2PD
T1 - Bay - Prune large stems down to coppice stool
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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15 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
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7 Oct 2026
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Who's behind it
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Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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