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6 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LQ

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2025/1683/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Change of Use from C2 Residential Institution (Boarding House) back to C3 Dwelling House

As published by the council, reference 2025/1683/FUL

Application record

Reference
2025/1683/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
12 Sep 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Postcode
BA5 2LQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 2025/1814/LBC Awaiting decision

    6 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LQ

    Change of Use from C2 Residential Institution (Boarding House) back to C3 Dwelling house.

    Submitted 7 Oct 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 6 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Agent on file, registered in Wells

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided full applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • 6 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LQ

    2025/1814/LBC Submitted 7 Oct 2025 0m away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~2 Dec

    Change of Use from C2 Residential Institution (Boarding House) back to C3 Dwelling house.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs
    Domestic

  • 19 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LD

    2021/1733/TPO Submitted 29 Jul 2021 40m away

    M1063: T1 (Common Yew) - Cut back by 1.2m. T2 (Portuguese Laurel) - Reduce to Compact form. T3 (Sycamore) - Remove. T6 (Sycamore) - Sever Ivy. T7 (Sycamore) - Sever Ivy. T8 (Common Holly) - Raise canopy to 3.6m. T17 (Magnolia) - Cut back by 1.2m. T21 (Common Yew) - Raise canopy to 1.5m. T23 (Common Yew) - Raise Canopy to give up to 1.5m clearance from the adjacent garage to prevent conflict between the lowest branches and the structure. (as agreed with the agent 12.1.22) T24 (Fig) - Cut back. T25 (Lime) - Remove stem. T26 (Lime) - Cut back by 1.2m. G1 (Bay, Sycamore, Bamboo) Remove.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • Beaumont House 17 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LD

    2023/1492/LBC Submitted 4 Aug 2023 50m away

    Minor amendment to previous consent 2022/2042/LBC for the erection of a single storey outbuilding by an amendment to the building footprint

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs
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  • Beaumont House 17 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LD

    2023/1458/NMA Submitted 1 Aug 2023 50m away

    Application for a non-material amendment to permission 2022/2041/HSE for the the relocation of the rear (north) wall of the building 800mm away from the listed boundary wall.

    Granted Amendments 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • Chain Gate Cathedral Green Wells Somerset

    2026/1017/TCA Submitted 29 May 2026 63m away

    Works as specified in the tree survey - Trees 1-10 & 13-18.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 3 Mountery Close Wells Somerset BA5 2QW

    2026/1520/FUL Submitted 10 Aug 2026 81m away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to music studio (Class E), changes to roof over link between house & garage & erection of rear extensions to house & link.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 23 docs
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