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
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing single storey lean-to and erection of two storey side extension
As published by the council, reference 2025/2179/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2179/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2026
- 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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2025/1199/HSE Refused
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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3 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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27 Jul 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
306 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 88% granted
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15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 30 January 2026, 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.
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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