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Land At Ash Close Wells Somerset

Granted Exmoor National Park 2020/0161/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Full planning application to substitute plots 37-63, (27 dwellings) for 10no. one and two storey dwellings on the site of previously approved development 2012/1472/FUL.

As published by the council, reference 2020/0161/FUL

Application record

Reference
2020/0161/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
Received
27 Jan 2020
Validated
27 Jan 2020
Decided
24 Apr 2020
Ward
Wells St Thomas (Historic)
Parish
Wells City Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jan 2020

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 24 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Simmons Building Design (Wells) Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Bristol

Dissolved · incorporated 2007 · Bristol

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 24 April 2020, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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