Planning application
18 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to vary conditions 3, 4 & 5 (Use & Times) of planning approval 2012/1196 (Change of use of premises from A1 (retail) to A4 (public house)) to extend use times, Weekend and Bank Holidays 0700hrs to 0130hrs, rear garden/front garden 0800hrs to 2200hrs. [Addendum: public houses are now sui generis.]
As published by the council, reference 2025/1106/VRC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1106/VRC
- Type
- Variation or Removal of Conditions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 16 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1SY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1101/VRC Granted
18 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SY
Removal of condition 1 (Temporary Permission) and variation of condition 3 (Hours of Use), condition 4 (Consumption of Food/Drink-Front of the premises) and condition 5 (Consumption of Food/Drink-Side of the premises) on consent 2025/1106/VRC (Application to vary conditions 3, 4 & 5 (Use & Times) of planning approval 2012/1196 (Change of use of premises from A1 (retail) to A4 (public house)) to extend use times.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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30 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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22 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 12 August 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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