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20 St Thomas Street Wells Somerset BA5 2UX

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2025/1956/PED Prior App CoU E to C3 Dwellinghouse

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Proposal

Prior approval of proposed change of use of a building from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 2025/1956/PED

Application record

Reference
2025/1956/PED
Type
Prior App CoU E to C3 Dwellinghouse
Status
Registered
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Postcode
BA5 2UX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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, a planning consultancy registered in Newport

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Documents

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18 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 outline applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

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