Planning application
6 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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6 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
db + PAUL Agent, registered in Wells
Active · incorporated 2014 · Wells
80 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 57 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
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 docsDomestic -
19 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LD
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
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 docsSmall domestic -
Beaumont House 17 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LD
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 docsSmall domestic -
Chain Gate Cathedral Green Wells Somerset
Works as specified in the tree survey - Trees 1-10 & 13-18.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Beaumont House 17 New Street Wells Somerset BA5 2LD
Yew (T1) - Up to 2m crown reduction & re-shape. Remove lowest whorl of branches at base of crown to reduce overhang over street and neighbouring property Yew (T2 & T3) - Remove lowest whorl of branches at base of crown to raise crown and reduce overhang over street
Granted Trees 6 docs
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