Planning application
9 Drake Road Wells Somerset BA5 3JX
Works: Extension 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
Erection of side extension, and alterations to existing dwelling.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0113/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0113/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 3JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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27 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Hill Reading Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Wells
Active · incorporated 2007 · Wells
194 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 79% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 18 March 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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