Planning application
35A Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). (REVISED PLANS AND FRA RECEIVED 08.01.26).
As published by the council, reference 2025/2206/PED
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2206/PED
- Type
- Prior App CoU E to C3 Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Given
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1UH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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 11 February 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.
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