Planning application
2025/0239/FUL
The Hall West Street Wells Somerset BA5 2HN
Proposal
Change of use from the existing place of worship Class F1 to residential flats Class C3.
As published by the council, reference 2025/0239/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
12 Feb 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
-
17 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
20 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
-
2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
2026/0878/FUL Awaiting decision
Cheddar Valley Inn 22 Tucker Street Wells Somerset BA5 2DZ
Conversion of public house (Sui Generis) to two residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated hard and soft landscaping and parking.
-
2026/0877/VRC Awaiting decision
Cheddar Valley Inn 22 Tucker Street Wells Somerset BA5 2DZ
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) and 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) condition on consent 2025/0852/FUL
-
2025/2168/FUL Granted
26 West Street Wells Somerset BA5 2HG
Replacement windows to front & rear of property.
-
2025/2168/FUL Granted
26 West Street Wells Somerset BA5 2HG
Replacement windows to front & rear of property.
-
2021/2591/TPO Granted
The Little Theatre Chamberlain Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PJ
T1 (M330), Plane - Prune lateral branches extending towards neighbouring property (lateral reduction of 1-2m) and Crown raise low canopy to 2.5 m
-
2020/1661/FUL Refused
Travis Perkins Trading Co Limited Strawberry Way South Wells Somerset BA5 2AU
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of Class A1 retail store, car park and external areas, access and associated works.
Other full applications applications
In Exmoor National Park
-
33/26/00012 Granted
Stepping Stones, Fishers Lane, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4LZ
Erection of a single Storey Side (South) Extension.
-
37/26/00048 Granted
DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE, Huntworth Business Park, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6TS
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission 37/25/00102 (Change of Use of land from Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) and E(g)(i) (Offices) to a Mixed Use B2 (General Industrial), B8 (Storage and Distribution) and E(g)(i) (Offices), and erection of 7No. temporary structures comprising 3No. structures for storage, 1No. structure for fabrication/welding, 1No. structure to house radiography equipment, and 2No. welfare cabins until 31st December 2030 (part retrospective)) to amend the plans approved.
-
50/26/00046 Granted
West End House, West End, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BD
This application seeks consent for a range of internal and external works to the house. Internally, the works comprise of alterations to the fireplace in the sitting room, a new gateway within the existing cupboard by the front door, and the installation of a Tesla Powerwall inside the barn. Externally, the works comprise of joinery repairs to the barn gable door; replacement of the barn door and kitchen door with new doors; a new glasshouse on the site of the previous one; removal of the existing modern shed in the garden and its replacement with a new shed, relocated to the end of the garden; roof repairs to the privy; installation of new joinery to conceal a new electric vehicle charging point in the car park; and installation of solar panels.
-
13/26/00011 Granted
Bridgwater And Taunton College Cannington Campus Crockers Centre, Marsh Lane, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2HZ
Siting of 9No. pre-fabricated classroom pods & 1No. services/storage building.
-
08/26/00061 Granted
Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH
Change of use of gatehouse (Use Class E(e)) to dedicated bat mitigation building (Sui Generis) with the installation of bat tiles and bat dormer to roof and demountable boarding to ground floor windows, and repair/replacement of roof slates and ridge tiles as needed.