Planning application
2 St Cuthbert Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval to change of use of a building from Office Use (Use Class B1(a)) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2020/0672/PAO
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/0672/PAO
- Type
- Prior App CoU Offices to Residential
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 26 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 13 May 2020
- Ward
- Wells Central (Historic)
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 2AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2020
Received by Exmoor National Park
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13 May 2020
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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16 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 13 May 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 outline applications
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