Planning application
Sherston House Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of public house (sui generis) to boutique guest house (C1), with alterations and replacement of extension with new day room.
As published by the council, reference 2024/1404/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/1404/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 9 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 9 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1SU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2024
Received by Exmoor National Park
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12 Jun 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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29 Aug 2026
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Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Wells
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 12 June 2025, 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.
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