Planning application
Land Centred Coordinates 356080 145983 Bekynton Avenue Wells Somerset
Works: New dwelling Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved for Erection of a single, detached dwelling (bungalow).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0018/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0018/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 3NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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