Planning application
17B St John Street Wells Somerset BA5 1SW
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing single storey lean-to and erection of two storey side extension
As published by the council, reference 2025/1199/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1199/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 27 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1SW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2025/2179/HSE Granted
17B St John Street Wells Somerset BA5 1SW
Demolition of existing single storey lean-to and erection of two storey side extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jun 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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8 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
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22 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Salmon Planning Company Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Wells
Active · incorporated 2003 · Wells
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13 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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