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Mendip planning applications

SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Mendip District Council, updated daily. Mendip District Council received 440 planning applications in the last 90 days, 10 of them major schemes. 92% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 50 days.

440Applications (90 days)
10Major applications
92%Approval rate
50 daysMedian decision time
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Filter by type, value, date and status. The council's own register is on the official Mendip District Council planning portal.

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Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.

2026/1647/OUTResidentialMajor£5m-20mest.

Land At 365930 146863 Fosse Road Stoke St Michael Shepton Mallet Somerset

49-dwelling residential scheme, outline permission sought. Up to forty-nine homes with open space, landscaping and infrastructure on a 2.7-hectare site, with access approved in detail and all other matters reserved. Outline approval opens groundworks, drainage and infrastructure design; reserved…

GroundworksDrainageStructural frame

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2026/1811/PAAResidentialMajor£1m-5mest.

Lower Westholme Farm Lower Westholme Road Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4HW

8-dwelling conversion of a silage barn, Shepton Mallet. Prior approval for change of use from agricultural storage to eight dwellinghouses under Class MA permitted development. M&E, fit-out, drainage and structural assessment dominate; internal partitioning and new service routes are live…

Fit-outM&EDrainage

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2026/1694/FULInstitutionalMajor£1m-5mest.

Shepton Mallet Crematorium Old Wells Road Croscombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA5 3RR

Cemetery extension at Mendip Crematorium, 1.6 hectares, Croscombe. Adds burial grounds, hardstanding, car parking and landscaping to an existing crematorium site at full application stage. Groundworks, hard landscaping, drainage and car park construction drive the package.

GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage

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2026/1749/FULIndustrialMajor£100k-500kest.

Fairacre Plummers Lane Priddy Wells Somerset BA5 3DB

Workshop, office and welfare extension with earth bund expansion, Priddy. Adds ancillary accommodation to an existing industrial site covering 1 hectare at full application stage. M&E, groundworks and site infrastructure drive the packages; welfare fit-out and office partitioning follow.

GroundworksBrickworkRoofing

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2026/1805/AGBAgriculturalMajor£100k-500kest.

Land At 377788 141930 Bunns Lane Witham Friary Frome Somerset

Agricultural storage barn prior approval on a 37-hectare Frome site. Permitted-development notification for a new farm building on existing agricultural land. Steel frame, cladding and concrete flooring drive the package, with minimal services required.

Structural frameSteelCladding

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2026/1781/FULResidential£500k-1mest.

Waggon And Horses 113 Wells Road Glastonbury Somerset BA6 9AJ

Three-dwelling scheme on a 0.2 ha site, Glastonbury. Erects three new homes alongside a retained public house at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and structural frame are the opening packages, with brickwork and roofing following.

GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork

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2026/1800/FULCommercial£50k-100kest.

Unit 4 To 5 Wessex Distribution Centre Marston Trading Estate Manor Furlong Frome Somerset BA11 4RJ

First-floor windows and canopy added to a warehouse unit, Frome. Alters the north-west elevation of an existing distribution centre at full application stage. Glazing, structural steelwork for the canopy bracket, and cladding/soffit finishes drive the specification.

GlazingSteelM&E

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2026/1860/PIPHouseholder£100k-500kest.

Land At 364823 143927 Bodden Lane To Chelynch Road Doulting Shepton Mallet Somerset

Single dwelling on 0.04 hectare plot, Doulting. New house erection at full application stage. Groundworks, foundations, frame, brickwork and roofing packages are the primary build spend.

GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork

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2026/1802/FULAgricultural£100k-500kest.

Church Farm Lottisham Lane Lottisham Glastonbury Somerset BA6 8PF

Clay-lined agricultural slurry lagoon with cover, partially below ground. New infrastructure for on-farm slurry storage at full application stage. Groundworks, clay lining, structural cover and drainage packages suit agricultural contractors and civils specialists.

GroundworksDrainage

2026/1790/FULAgricultural£100k-500kest.

Land At 367977 149770 Brewery Lane Holcombe Shepton Mallet Somerset

Agricultural building with partial demolition and stable relocation, Shepton Mallet. Demolishes part of existing stables, relocates two units, and erects a new general-purpose agricultural structure on a 0.16 ha site at full application stage. Steel framing, cladding and groundworks dominate…

DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame

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2026/1856/HSEHouseholder£50k-100kest.

Southview House Ham Hill Holcombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5QD

Garage replacement with house extensions, Shepton Mallet. Demolishes an existing garage and rebuilds it alongside extensions and alterations to the main dwelling at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages suit local contractors, with joinery and M&E follow-on work.

DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork

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2026/1839/HSEHouseholder£50k-100kest.

52 Jocelyn Drive Wells Somerset BA5 2ER

Side extension with porch demolition and parking, Wells. Removes an existing porch and erects a side extension with associated parking at full householder application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing drive the extension works, with drainage and hard landscaping for the parking area.

DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork

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2026/1852/LBCHouseholder£50k-100kest.

The Old Mill Hippys Farm Lane Coleford Frome Somerset BA3 5LY

Single-storey rear extension replacing a lean-to, Coleford. Demolishes an existing rear extension and erects a replacement with alterations, subject to listed building consent. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and joinery packages suit local tradespeople working within heritage constraints.

DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork

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2026/1851/HSEHouseholder£50k-100kest.

The Old Mill Hippys Farm Lane Coleford Frome Somerset BA3 5LY

Single-storey rear extension replacing lean-to, Coleford. Demolishes an existing lean-to and erects a replacement single-storey extension with associated alterations at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing dominate, with structural support for the new opening.

DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork

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2026/1841/HSEHouseholder£50k-100kest.

117 Portway Wells Somerset BA5 2BR

Garage replacement with integrated home office, Wells. Renews an expired 2023 approval to demolish and rebuild a garage with added studio workspace at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and M&E packages suit local tradespeople, with internal partitioning and fit-out for the office element.

DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork

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Planning appeals in Mendip District Council

The Planning Inspectorate files Mendip District Council's appeals under Somerset Council, so its appeal record is published there rather than counted twice. See the Somerset Council appeal record.

Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Mendip District Council approval rates by application type

Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.

  • householder94% (157 decided)
  • other94% (82 decided)
  • residential64% (36 decided)
  • agricultural69% (16 decided)

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